French organist, pedagogue and composer (born 1921)
Pierre Labric |
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| Birth name | Pierre André Labric |
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| Born | (1921-06-30) June 30, 1921 (age 102)
Conches-en-Ouche, Eure, Normandy |
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| Genres | Classical |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, tutor |
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| Instrument(s) | Organ |
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Musical artist
Pierre André Labric (born 30 June 1921)[1][2] is a French organist, pedagogue and composer.
Biography
Born in Conches-en-Ouche in Eure, Normandy, Labric studied the organ at Rouen Conservatory under Marcel Lanquetuit, and at the Paris Conservatoire with organ under Marcel Dupré and harmony under Maurice Duruflé (he received the first prize in this subject in 1948 along with Pierre Cochereau). Later, he studied organ privately with Jeanne Demessieux, whose complete organ works he recorded on LP. During Jeanne Demessieux's tenure as titular organist at La Madeleine in Paris, he was her assistant and substitute. He also substituted for Pierre Cochereau at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
Pierre Labric recorded the complete organ symphonies of Louis Vierne (6) and Charles-Marie Widor (10). Both of these were world premiere recordings. In addition, he recorded the Preludes and Fugues of Camille Saint-Saëns and the complete Promenades en Provence of Eugène Reuchsel.
The majority of his recordings were made at Saint-Ouen in Rouen with its famous organ from 1890 by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll (although Labric was never titular organist at this church - he was titular organist of the church of Saint-Gervais with its smaller organ in the same city for some time). In addition, Labric also served as a substitute organist at Notre-Dame-de-Paris when its titulaire, Cochereau, was unavailable.
His students have included Michael Matthes and Maxime Patel.
