Romain Leleu


Romain Leleu is a French classical trumpeter. He is the elder brother of tuba player Thomas Leleu.

Life

Born in lille, Leleu waselectedrévélation soliste instrumental by the Victoires de la Musique Classique in 2009.
Trained by Éric Aubier, he entered the Conservatoire de Paris at age 15, and received in 2003 a First Prize for trumpet with "very good" mention, followed by the Chamber Music prize, unanimously.
He then improved his skills with Reinhold Friedrich at the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe.
With a wide repertoire, from Baroque Concertos to the creation of new works, he performs as a soloist in France and abroad, with notably the Orchestre National de Lille, the, the , the, the, the Orchestre symphonique et lyrique de Nancy, the Orchestre de chambre de Paris, the Orchestre Régional de Cannes, the French Republican Guard Band, the, the Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa, the Orquesta Sinfonica de Mineria - Mexico...
Leleu is a regular guest at French and international festivals: Festival de La Roque-d'Anthéron,,, Festival de Radio France et Montpellier,, Folle Journée de Nantes, etc.
Many contemporary creators call on him, as do Martín Matalon, Philippe Hersant, Karol Beffa …
In chamber music, Romain Leleu performs regularly with Thierry Escaich, Olivier Vernet, Ghislain Leroy, Laurent Lefèvre, Igor Tchetuev, the Convergences ensemble, the Kheops Ensemble…
Leleu has been nominated "classic revelation" of the , winner of the Lyon International Chamber Music Competition, of the International competition "Lieksa Brass Week" in Finland, of the Groupe Banque Populaire foundation, of the SAFRAN for music foundation, and of the Del Duca foundation prize of the Académie des Beaux Arts.
Leleu regularly leads master classes in France as well as abroad.
Leleu is a laureate of the Del Duca foundation of the Académie des Beaux Arts. He is also a Chevalier de l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres, January 2016 class.
Leleu has been teaching trumpet at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Lyon since 2018.

Discography

Cadences by Stockhausen and Penderecki.