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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Georgian Philharmonic Orchestra Auditorium, T'bilisi, Georgia
Debussy: Prélude à l'Après-midi d'un faune
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22, K482
Mozart: Oboe Concerto in C Major, K314
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2
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Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100
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Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100
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Conductor and oboist François Leleux brought irrepressible energy, expressive musicianship and great passion to his debut as Artistic Director... {...}
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François Leleux’s new album, Future Horizons: Pieces for Oboe and Violin, with violinist Lisa Batiashvili and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony, conducted... {...}
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François Leleux makes his eagerly anticipated Orchestre de Paris debuts on 14 and 15 May. González-Monjas conducts composer and... {...}
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His four-year tenure will begin in the 2025/26 season. A long-time collaborator with the orchestra, Leleux expressed his excitement... {...}
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.
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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