Birth Date: | 18 August 1898 |
Birth Place: | Douai, France |
Genre: | Classical |
Instrument: | Flute |
Occupation: | Performer, teacher |
Gaston Crunelle (18 August 1898 in Douai – 13 January 1990) was a French classical flautist and teacher.
From 1941 to 1969 Crunelle trained more than 135 first prizes of flute at the Conservatoire de Paris.
Jean-Pierre Rampal (premier prix 1944) succeeded him in 1969.
In addition to Jean-Pierre Rampal, he trained numerous musicians: Maxence Larrieu, Pol Mule, Jean-Louis Beaumadier, Roger Cotte, James Galway...[1]