François Leleux’s pre-eminence as an oboist is internationally recognised but over the last twenty years he has in parallel developed a significant reputation as conductor, and is now in demand on the podium both with and without oboe in hand. Leleux is regularly invited by the world’s leading orchestras, festivals and concert series, both as soloist and player/director with repertoire ranging from baroque to newly commissioned works.
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Bühnen Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Klughardt: Quintet for wind op. 79
Mozart: Quintet for winds and piano KV 452
Milhaud: Sonata for flute, oboe, clarinet and piano OP. 47
Beethoven: Variations on "La ci darem la mano" woO 28
Poulenc: Sextet for winds and piano
Buy ticketsKölner Philharmonie, Cologne, Germany
Klughardt: Quintet for wind op. 79
Mozart: Quintet for winds and piano KV 452
Milhaud: Sonata for flute, oboe, clarinet and piano OP. 47
Beethoven: Variations on "La ci darem la mano" woO 28
Poulenc: Sextet for winds and piano
Buy ticketsMozartwoche, Salzburg, Austria
Mozart: Symphony in C major KV 200
Mozart: Concerto in A major for violin and orchestra KV 219
Mozart: Symphony in G minor KV 550
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François Leleux embarks on tour with Camerata Salzburg that takes them to the Muziekcentrum De Bijloke in Gent on... {...}
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Romantique recorded by Les Vents Français, the all-star wind ensemble of which François Leleux is a part, is nominated in the Chamber Music, 19th Century Music category. This... {...}
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François Leleux returns to hr Sinfonieorchester to conduct and present a Spotlight Concert. In this unconventional discussion concert, it gives the audience the... {...}
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Last month François Leleux recorded a concert at the Concertgebouw with the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra. Leleux conducted the Dutch premiere of... {...}
Read articleRead moreDie erste Konzert-Sequenz kommt er ohne Dirigierpult und Stab aus - da dominiert das Instrument, das François Leleux so meisterlich beherrscht wie wohl kein Anderer: die Oboe. Der Großmeister wird selber zum König, wenn er als Zugabe der Zauberflöte mit seinem Instrument “singt”.
Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra Read more
Read moreThe elegance and vivacity of Francois Leleux’ oboe playing and the fresh, bright sound of Camerata Salzburg dazzle through Mozart’s Rondo in C, Oboe concerto and the transcription for the Flute Concerto.
Mozart Rondo in C Read more
Read moreThe sparkling vitality of the conductor François Leleux was clear from the first movement of the "Kleine G Minor" … He carefully drew the leitmotiv out from the piano in a viscous legato, drove it up and chased it...
Salzburg Read more
Read moreThis adroit teaming of first-rate chamber musicians, led by husband and wife François Leleux and Lisa Batiashvili, makes for an exceptional disc which brims with treats
Mozart Recording Read more
Read moreThe terrific French oboist Francois Leleux was artist in residence at this year’s Lammermuir Festival, and he used the opportunity to explore repertoire from Bach to Berio.
Artist-in-Residence / Lammermuir Festival Read more
Read moreFrench oboist François Leleux, who cast himself prominently in four pieces… And when he was playing, he was unmistakably the force majeure, the star of the show
Tanglewood Festival Read more