Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Wolf: Italian Serenade
Dvořák: Serenade in D minor, Op 44
Brahms: Serenade No. 1
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About François
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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FRANÇOIS LELEUX RETURNS TO HR-SINFONIEORCHESTER
François Leleux returns to hr-Sinfonieorchester as conductor and soloist for concerts in Frankfurt (01 and 02 Nov) and Kassel (03 Nov). For his return,... {...}
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SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA: INTRODUCING… FRANÇOIS LELEUX
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FRANÇOIS LELEUX CONDUCTS SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA, OSLO PHILHARMONIC & CBSO
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FRANÇOIS LELEUX RETURNS TO ORCHESTRE DE CHAMBRE DE PARIS
François Leleux returns as conductor and soloist to the Orchestre de chambre de Paris (07June) in a programme featuring Debussy’s Claire de Lune,... {...}
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Read 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.
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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