Jean-Pierre Rampal Biography Jean-Pierre Louis Rampal (7 January 1922 – 20 May 2000) was a French flautist. He has been personally "credited with returning to the flute the popularity as a solo ...

Rampal`s sound, too, is remarkably unaffected-fully rounded and warm, yet with only a moderate vibrato and the subtlest shadings. This he credits, in part, to his famous signature instrument.

Jean-Pierre Rampal wasn’t always slated to be the guy who would bring the flute back to prominence on the solo stage. However, a world war and exceptional skill would turn Rampal into the ...

One of the few certainties in the classical concert world is that when Jean-Pierre Rampal gives a flute recital, the house will be packed, the stage will have extra seating and the mood will be ...

Flutist Jean-Pierre Rampal is one of the most recorded classical musicians of all time. He had a keen interest in Baroque music and made it his mission to recover flute compositions from that era.