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Romain Leleu is "une trompette extraordinaire" - at 15 year old, he was accepted at the Paris Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique and graduated in 2003 with a « 1er prix de trompette mention très bien ». During his course he was spotted by Reinhold Friedrich and invited to join his class at the Karlsruhe Hochschule fur Musik.

A winner in the international competition « Festival Musical d’Automne de Jeunes Interprétes » and Special interpretation prize in the Finnish international competition « Lieksa Brass Week » in 1999, he was awarded in 2005 the 3rd prize in the international competition of chamber music in Lyon and was presented as the Adami’s « Classical Revelation ». In 2009, he was “Instrumental revelation of the year of the “French Classical Music Award” (Victoires de la Musique Classique). An heir worthy of the French trumpet school, Romain Leleu has been performing in many of the largest festivals and concert halls across the globe.

Also passionate about chamber music, Romain created in 2000 the Feeling Brass Quintet. Warmly welcomed by both French and foreign audiences, this brass ensemble was chosen in 2006 by CulturesFrance to beneficiate of the programme « Declic » in partnership with Radio France and Mécénat Musical Société Générale.

Since 2002, Romain Leleu has been “Yamaha Performing Artist” and laureate of the Fondation Groupe Banque Populaire and the Fondation Meyer.

“It is with great pleasure that I discovered Romain Leleu’s talent, winner of the Classical Music Awards 2009. This award reveals him as one of the best of his generation. I’m sure he will keep on making this instrument shine around the world, showing himself as a heir worthy of the French trumpet school, as I did all my life. I congratulate him, wishing him a great career.” - Maurice André