Marcel Moyse is considered one of the greatest flutists and teachers of the 20th century. At age 14, he played in an orchestra conducted by Rimsky- Korsakov, a member of the famous composer group known as “The Five.” When he was 24 years old, he toured the United States with the great Australian soprano, Nellie Melba. Throughout his European career (1910-1949), he was widely sought after as an orchestral flutist and played under the batons of many famous conductors such as Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Strauss, Straram, Koussevitsky, and Toscanini. He won several Grand Prix du Disques and was awarded the coveted French Legion of Honor. He was also a professor of flute at the Paris and Geneva Conservatories between 1930 and WWII and produced several teaching books through his publisher, Leduc, which are still widely used today.