Lily Laskine

Lily Laskine (31 August 1893 in Paris– 4 January 1988 in Paris) was one of the most prominent harpists of the twentieth century. Born Lily Aimée Laskine to Jewish parents in Paris, she studied at the Conservatoire de Paris with Alphonse Hasselmans and became a frequent performing partner of several distinguished French flautists, including Marcel Moyse and Jean-Pierre Rampal. Laskine also served as professor of harp at the Conservatoire de Paris from 1948 to 1958. She was awarded the Legion of Honour in 1958. She died in Paris.[1]

Maurice Ravel and Lily Laskine, 1935.

In 1936 she married Roland Charmy, a violinist and academic of the Conservatoire de Paris.

References
  1. Haag, John (2002). "Laskine, Lily (1893–1988)". In Commire, Anne (ed.). Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Waterford, Connecticut: Yorkin Publications. ISBN 0-7876-4074-3. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24.

Bibliography and discography
Books
Records
  • L'Art de Lily Laskine, 1996 ASIN B00004UQ9H
  • Concerto pour flûte et harpe de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 2002 ASIN B000063JA9
  • Japanese Melodies for Flute and Harp, 1994 ASIN B0000034O5
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