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Leleux located the romance other conductors find elusive, and, combined with the players’ Mozart expertise, the result was like a well-cut suit accessorised with an extravagant buttonhole and a bright pocket square.

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Directing the orchestra while playing the oboe used to feel like a party piece, and it’s still marvellous to watch, but it’s impossible to deny the dep

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"French oboist and conductor François Leleux brought a winning mixture of virtuosity, theatricality and wit to this thoroughly refreshing concert"

BBC SSO concert in Glasgow En lire plus

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To be frank, I had never heard anything like this. Leleux is an absolutely fabulous virtuoso; he masters his oboe to an incredible extent. It was a phenomenal pleasure to listen to him.

Hungarian National Philharmonic En lire plus

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"A suitably exuberant and boisterous performance"

Bizet et Gounod album En lire plus

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Francois Leleux was the conductor, musicianship oozing genially out of every gesture, a collaborator with his colleagues rather than a chef d’orchestre. His account of Mendelssohn’s Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture began with impeccably tuned and balanced woodwind (Leleux also wears an oboist’s hat)

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra En lire plus

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