Maurice Bourgue

Maurice Bourgue (6 November 1939 – 6 October 2023) was a French oboist, composer, conductor, and academic teacher who made an international career. He was principal oboist with the Orchestre de Paris from its foundation in 1967 until 1979. He founded a wind octet of members of the orchestra in 1972, for performing and recordings. He taught chamber music at the Conservatoire de Paris and the Geneva Conservatoire. Bourgue played in world premieres, such as Les Citations by Henri Dutilleux in 1991.

Life and career Bourgue was born in Avignon on 6 November 1939. and even in 2010 the premiere of the sonata's definitive version, his last completed score. He made many recordings, some of which won awards.