Robert Veyron-Lacroix (13 December 1922 in Paris – 2 April 1991 in Garches (Hauts-de-Seine)) was a French harpsichordist and pianist whose post-war career was defined by his musical partnership with the celebrated French flautist Jean-Pierre Rampal.
He was the son of an industrialist and revealed his talent at an early age. He studied with Marcel Samuel-Rousseau and Yves Nat at the Conservatoire de Paris, winning first prizes for piano, harpsichord, harmony, counterpoint, accompaniment, solfeggio, and theory.
He made his French Radio debut in 1949 and pursued a career as a soloist, both in chamber music, and with orchestras.
He was a regular performer at numerous festivals in Europe and toured Africa, America, and the Far East.
Veyron-Lacroix's technical assurance and sensitive musicianship helped to create a rewarding partnership in the immediate post-war years with Jean-Pierre Rampal. From their first major public recital together—at the Salle Gaveau in Paris in 1949, at a ti...
