Maurice André

Maurice André (born on21 mai 1933, in Alès , and died on 25 février 2012, in Bayonne is a classical French trumpeter . He was professor of trumpet at the National Conservatory of Music in Paris where he introduced the teaching of the piccolo trumpet, in particular for the baroque repertoire . Inspirer of many innovations of the instrument, his great technical mastery and his deep artistic sense have contributed for fifty years to popularize the trumpet throughout the world. Maurice André played and recorded the great concertos of the repertoire with the most illustrious conductors of his time.