Jean Pierre Rampal wasn’t always slated to be the guy who would bring the flute back to prominence on the solo stage. As a boy, Rampal was an extraordinary flutist. Still, his father who was a flute ...

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 ...

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 classical instrument it had not ...

The classical music world always has been highly age-democratic, with musicians from all points on the generational spectrum freely coming together to make music in this most closely collaborative of ...

Maple Leaf Rag; Elite Syncopations; Bethena -A Concert Waltz; Combination March; The Entertainer - A Ragtime Two Step; The Cascades - A Rag; Cleopha - March And Two Step; The Ragtime Dance; The ...

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As a young New York classical concert promoter looking to make his mark during the '60s and '70s, Jay K. Hoffman knew to keep his ears literally open to the possibilities. He played a role in ...