Louis Auriacombe


Louis Auriacombe was a French conductor, active from 1956 to 1971.

Career

Born in Pau, Auriacombe studied music at the Conservatoire de Toulouse where he won the prizes for violin, singing and declamation, harmony. He then studied conducting with Igor Markevitch in Salzbourg from 1951 to 1956. He first appeared in public in Linz in 1956 and assisted Markevitch in Salzburg and Mexico City, Compostela, Madrid and Monte Carlo.
In 1953, he founded the, composed of twelve strings and the harpsichord, which he conducted until 1971. The ensemble is specialized in Baroque music, but also performs contemporary music. He regularly performed with the Jeunesses musicales de France. In addition to his chamber orchestra, he conducted major orchestras, including that of the Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse, the orchestre de Radio France and the Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire.
Following a stroke, he remained in a coma for eleven years until his death in 1982 at age 65.

Premieres

Auriacombe mainly recorded for the EMI/His Master's Voice/Pathé-Marconi labels, but also for Nonesuch and Véga. Some have received the Grand Prix du Disque award.