Description
Jean-Louis Leroux was an oboist, conductor, and music educator. Born in 1927 in Brittany, France, he trained as an oboist at the Paris Conservatory. In 1960, Leroux moved to San Francisco to program and lead the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players. Co-founded by Leroux, it has dozens of recordings and commissions to its credit. In addition to the Players, Leroux conducted the Modesto Symphony, San Francisco Conservatory, and Mills College Orchestras. He also taught oboe and started the Chamber Symphony of San Francisco. In this interview, he discusses his childhood in France, career in South America, the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, the San Francisco Symphony, and memorable peers.