Pierre Pincemaille

Pierre Pincemaille
Pierre Pincemaille
	Pierre Pincemaille, 2004
Background information
Born	8 December 1956; Paris 17e, France
Died	12 January 2018 (aged 61); Suresnes, France
Genres	Classical
Occupation(s)	Improviser, organist, pedagogue
Instrument(s)	Organ
Years active	1973-2017
Website	http://pierrepincemaille.fr/

Pierre-Marie François Pincemaille (8 December 1956 – 12 January 2018) was a French organist, improviser, and pedagogue. He was known for his organ improvisations, both in concert and on CD and for his recordings of Charles-Marie Widor's complete organ symphonies played on organs built by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll,^[1]^[2] as well as his recordings of the complete organ works of Maurice Duruflé and César Franck, and organ works of Pierre Cochereau and Louis Vierne in particular.

He was titular organist at the Basilica of Saint-Denis until his death and was regarded as one of the finest organists of his generation.

^ Gingras, Claude (29 September 2008). "Pincemaille: la science de l'orgue". La Presse. Retrieved 26 June 2014 (in French).
^ Adrian Jack (20 January 2012). Widor: Organ Symphonies (complete). BBC Music Magazine. Retrieved 31 August 2018.