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Lily Laskine

Woman
Birth31/08/1893
Death04/01/1988
Age at death94 yearswould be 133 years today
NationalityFrance

Biography

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Lily Laskine (born Lily Aimée Laskine; 31 August 1893 – 4 January 1988) was a French harpist, one of the most prominent of the 20th century, who was born in and died in Paris.

Born to Jewish parents in Paris, she studied at the Conservatoire de Paris with Alphonse Hasselmans and became a frequent performing partner of several distinguished French flautists, including Marcel Moyse and Jean-Pierre Rampal. Laskine also served as professor of harp at the Conservatoire de Paris from 1948 to 1958. She was awarded the Legion of Honour in 1958.

She died in Paris.

In 1936, she married Roland Charmy, a violinist and academic at the Conservatoire de Paris.

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1Discography

Media
ArtistTitleYearFormatClassificationGem, favourite, must-listen
Album cover: Lily Laskine – L'Art De Lily LaskineLily LaskineL'Art De Lily Laskine℗1996

CD Compilation, Stereo × 2

Classical / Baroque

24Songs

SongYearRecords
Adagio1996
Allegro1996
Allegro Moderato1996
Andante Allegro1996
Andantino1996
Automne1996
Berceuse Op.161996
Étude1996
Etude Mignonne1996
Finale1996
Follets Op.481996
Greensleeves: Theme Et Variations Pour Flûte Et Harpe1996
Interlude1996
La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin1996
La Source Op.441996
Larghetto1996
Largo1996
Partita N°1 Pour Violon En Si Mineur BWV 10021996
Pastorale1996
Petite Berceuse1996
Romance1996
Rondo1996
Rondo Allegro1996
Valse Romantique1996