(b Nice, 1920; d Grez‐sur‐Loing, 1990). Fr. cellist and conductor. Début London 1945 (f. Eur. p. of Prokofiev's vc. conc., Op.58). Played at Aldeburgh Fests. World‐wide tours as conc. soloist and recitalist. Master classes in Fr. and Ger. Ass. cond. Bournemouth Sinfonietta 1971–2.