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Philippe André Lefebvre (born 2 January 1949) is a French classical organist. He is one of three titular organists at Notre-Dame de Paris and has served as such since 1985.
Philippe Lefebvre discovered the organ at the age of 15 at the tribune of Notre-Dame de Paris where he met the famous organist Pierre Cochereau. At the age of 19, he was appointed organist of the Arras cathedral and won the first prize for improvisation at the Lyon international competition in 1971. In 1973 he won the grand prize for ...
May 2, 2013 · SOUNDBITE: (French) Philippe Lefebvre, Organist, Notre Dame Cathedral: "We improvise. It is a big tradition in French organ school, for centuries. Since music sheets didn't exist at the early...
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Philippe Lefebvre, né à Roubaix le 2 janvier 1949, est un organiste français et improvisateur français, concertiste, et titulaire du grand orgue de Notre-Dame de Paris, de 1985 à 2024, année durant laquelle il est nommé organiste émérite par le recteur-archiprêtre de la Cathédrale.
- Grand Prix de Chartres (1973)
- Rolande Falcinelli
- Orgue
Philippe Lefebvre discovered the organ at the age of 15 at the tribune of Notre-Dame de Paris where he met the famous organist Pierre Cochereau. At the age of 19, he was appointed organist of the Arras cathedral and won the first prize for improvisation at the Lyon international competition in 1971.
Since 1985, Philippe Lefebvre (born 1949) has been organist-titular of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. He discovered the organ at age 16; on the advice of Pierre Cochereau, then Organist of Notre Dame, he began studies in organ and improvisation, first at the Conservatory in Lille and then in Paris.
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Since 1985, PHILIPPE LEFEBVRE has been organist-titular of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. He discovered the organ at age 16; on the advice of Pierre Cochereau, then Organist of Notre Dame, he began studies in organ and improvisation, first at the Conservatory in Lille and then in Paris.
