Yvonne Lefébure
Yvonne Lefébure (29 June 1898, Ermont – 23 January 1986, Paris) was a French pianist and teacher.
Born in Ermont, she studied with Alfred Cortot at the Paris Conservatoire, taking a premier prix in piano and numerous other subjects. She performed with the Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux and the Orchestre des Concerts Colonne and in recital. She performed at the first Prades Festival in 1950. She taught at the École Normale de Musique, Paris Conservatoire and Conservatoire Européen, and gave masterclasses at her own festival in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Among her pupils were Dinu Lipatti, Samson François, Imogen Cooper, Janina Fialkowska, André Laplante, Catherine Collard, Michaël Levinas, Françoise Thinat, Jean-Marc Savelli, Evelyne Crochet, Hélène Boschi, Martin Hughes and Avi Schönfeld.
Sources
- Carbou, Yvette, La leçon de musique d’Yvonne Lefébure, 1995 (with discography).
- Timbrell, Charles, French Pianism: A Historical Perspective, 2nd ed. (Portland, 1999)