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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Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, United Kingdom
Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D major, K385 (Haffner)
Mozart: Concerto for Oboe in C major, K314 (285d)
Penderecki: Capriccio for oboe and strings
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 (Italian)
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Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D major, K385 (Haffner)
Mozart: Concerto for Oboe in C major, K314 (285d)
Penderecki: Capriccio for oboe and strings
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 (Italian)
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Mozart: Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K183
Mozart: Concerto for Flute No. 2 in D major, K314
Mozart: Concerto for Flute No. 1 in G major, K313
Mozart: Symphony No. 36 in C major, K425 (Linz)
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François Leleux brings a choral festive celebration to Oslo by conducting Bach’s Christmas Oratorio with the Oslo Philharmonic . Leleux is joined by... {...}
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Following on from his success with the orchestra last season, Francois Leleux returns to the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra this week to conduct... {...}
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François Leleux travels to the US to make his conducting debut with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra featuring music by Haydn,... {...}
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On October 11, François Leleux makes his highly anticipated conducting debut in London with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. A concert scheduled for deferred... {...}
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