  jean-pierre louis rampal (7 january 1922 â 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 held since the 18th century." ==biography== ===early years=== born in marseille, the only child of andrÃ©e (nÃ©e roggero) and flautist joseph rampal, jean-pierre rampal became the first exponent of the solo flute in modern times to establish it on the international concert circuit, and to attract acclaim and large audiences comparable to those enjoyed by celebrity singers, pianists, and violinists. as it was unusual for solo flute to be featured widely in orchestral concerts, this was not easily done in the immediate years after world&nbsp;war&nbsp;ii; however, rampal's flair and presenceâhe was a big man to wield such a slim instrumentâpaved the way for the next generation of flautist superstars such as james galway and emmanuel pahud. rampal was a player in the classical french flute tradition, although behind his superior technical facility lay the cavalier 'latin' temperament of the mediterranean south, rather than the more formal character of the elite north parisian institutions. his father was taught by hennebains, who also taught rene le roy and marcel moyse.joseph rampal studied flute at the paris conservatoire where adolphe hennebains (1862â1914) had in 1909 succeeded paul taffanel as professor of flute. joseph rampal went on to win the f
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