Mireille Flour (29 April 1906 in Marseille – 1984 was a French classical harpist, naturalised Belgian.

Biography

After studying at the conservatoire de Marseille, then the conservatoire de Paris for half a century, Flour was a striking figure of the harp in Belgium. A soloist for the (INR) under the direction of , she was also a professor of harp at the Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles from 1953, where she trained numerous students. She established the "Quatuor de harpes Mireille Flour", which enjoyed a fairly significant success.

Mireille Flour

Her very extensive repertoire led her to play with many orchestras. Her discography is relatively important and varied. Composer Pierre Bartholomée dedicated her a piece entitled Catalogue pour quatuor de harpes.

Mireille Flour

References

External links

Mireille Flour on data.bnf.fr

Mireille Flour's discography on Discogs

Joseph Jongen (1873–1953): Concerto pour harpe et orchestre (1944) 1/2 with Mireille Flour as the harpist

Mireille Flour

1906 births

Musicians from Marseille

1984 deaths

French classical harpists

Belgian harpists

Women harpists

Academic staff of the Royal Conservatory of Brussels

20th-century classical musicians