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Born in Marseille, France, Rampal was the first to introduce the flute onto the international concert circuit, and the first in modern times to attract international attention and large audiences comparable to those of virtuoso pianists and string players. During his career, he performed with many of the world's most famous orchestras and chamber ensembles. As a chamber musician he collaborated with Isaac Stern and Mstislav Rostropovich and composers such as Francis Poulenc wrote especially for him.

He is also notable for having unearthed, arranged, and performed many forgotten works of the Baroque era.

During his lifetime, he had many honors bestowed upon him, including the Lotos Club Medal of Merit in recognition of his lifetime achievements, the Leonie Sonning Prize , the Prix du Président de la République and the Prix de l'Académie Charles Cros for his entire (lengthy) discography. He was made a Commandeur de la Légion d'Honneur , Commandeur des Arts des Lettres and Commandeur de l'Ordre National du Mérite .

Each year, the annual Jean-Pierre Rampal Flute Competition is held as part of the Concours internationaux de la Ville de Paris, for up-and-coming young flutists of all nationalities born after November 8November 8 is the 312nd day of the year (313rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. Events 1519 Hernan Cortes enters Tenochtitlan and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great pomp as would befit a returning god. 1520 Stoc, 19711971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). Events January January 1 British divorce Reform Act comes into force January 2 66 die in stairway crush at Rangers v Celtic football match, Glasgow, Scotland. See Ibrox disaster. Janua.

In 19891989 is a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). Events January January 7 Akihito becomes Emperor of Japan following the death of Hirohito. The Heisei period begins January 8 the Kegworth Air Disaster A British Midland Boeing 737 cra, Rampal published his autobiography Music, My Love (published by Random HouseRandom House is a publishing division of Bertelsmann AG. It was founded in 1927 by Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer, two years after they had acquired the Modern Library imprint. Cerf is quoted as saying "We just said we were going to publish a few books o).

He is buried in Cimetière du MontparnasseThe Cimetiere du Montparnasse is a famous cemetery in the Montparnasse quarter of Paris, France. It is in the 14eme arrondissement. Created from three farms in 1824, the Montparnasse cemetery was originally known as Le Cimetiere du Sud. Cemeteries had bee, Paris, France.