Maurice Andre

Trumpet Player

Birthday May 21, 1933

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace France

DEATH DATE Feb 10, 2012 (78)

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About

Known for his recordings of Baroque music performed on a piccolo trumpet, as well as transcriptions of a wide variety of other instruments.

Before Fame

He joined the military as a trumpeter; in 1955 he won the Geneva International Music Competition and then the ARD International Music Competition in 1963.

Trivia

One of his students wrote his biography, titled Maurice André: Une trompette pour la renommée, or Maurice André: A Trumpet for Fame.

Family Life

He raised three children with his wife; his sons played trumpet and his daughter played oboe.

Associated With

André studied Jean-Baptiste Arban's infamous trumpet book, as did Harry James.