Jeanne Loriod

Born 13 July 1928, Houilles; died 3 August 2001, Juan-les-Pins, France. French player of Ondes Martenot. Sister of Yvonne Loriod, pianist and wife of Olivier Messiaen, whose "Turangalîla Symphony" Jeanne Loriod recorded six times. She was the leading exponent of the ondes Martenot, invented in the 1920es by Maurice Martenot. She played with the most famous orchestras and conductors around the world, premiering more t…