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Christian Ferras
Christian Ferras
French musician
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Marie-Claire Alain
Marie-Claire Alain
French organist and organ teacher
2
André Cluytens
André Cluytens
French conductor
3
Alain Lombard
Alain Lombard
French conductor
4
Lily Laskine
Lily Laskine
French harpist
5
Alain Louvier
Alain Louvier
French conductor, composer and musicologist
6
Jacques Di Donato
Jacques Di Donato
French clarinetist
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Samson François
Samson François
French pianist and composer
8
Alain Damiens
Alain Damiens
french clarinetist
9
Bernard Ringeissen
Bernard Ringeissen
French musician
10
Louis Vierne
Louis Vierne
French organist and composer
11
Gabriel Bacquier
Gabriel Bacquier
French opera singer
12
Jacques Ibert
Jacques Ibert
French composer
13
Maurice Maréchal
Maurice Maréchal
French cellist
14
Raymond Guiot
Raymond Guiot
French composer
15
Joe͏̈l Suhubiette
Joe͏̈l Suhubiette
French conductor and choir director
16
Manuel Rosenthal
Manuel Rosenthal
French composer and conductor
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Florence Katz
Florence Katz
French singer
Alain Planès
French pianist

Alain Planès

Intro
French pianist
Awards Received
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎
Music

Alain Planès (Lyon, 20 January 1948) is a French classical pianist. He started playing the instrument when he was 5 years, and was already playing with an orchestra at 8 years old. He studied in Lyon, then in Paris with Jacques Février and was the soloist of the Ensemble intercontemporain of Pierre Boulez till 1981. His recording of Préludes (Debussy) was voted classical record of the year at the Victoires de la musique classique in 1986.