Mireille Flour

French classical harpist (1910–1984)

Mireille Flour (29 April 1910 in Marseille – 1984[1] was a French classical harpist, naturalised Belgian.

## Biography

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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 Institut national de radiodiffusion [fr] (INR) under the direction of Franz André [fr], she was also a professor of harp at the Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles from 1927, where she trained numerous students. She established the "Quatuor de harpes Mireille Flour", which enjoyed a fairly significant success.

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.[2]

## References

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1. ^ Notice on the site of the general catalog of the Bibliothèque nationale de France
2. ^ "Pierre Bartholomée - Oedipe sur la route".

## External links

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* 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

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