Louis de Froment (French:[dəfʁɔmɑ̃]; 5 December 1921 – 19 August 1994) was a French
conductor.
Froment was born into a French noble family in
Toulouse, and started his musical studies at the city conservatory. He later attended the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique (CNSM) of Paris and was a pupil of
Louis Fourestier,
Eugène Bigot and
André Cluytens. In 1948, he received a first prize in conducting.
Louis de Froment served as music director of orchestras at the casinos of Deauville and Cannes. He also worked as head of the permanent chamber orchestra of the radio in Nice (1958–59), of the
Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra of Radio-Télé Luxembourg (1958–80), and also conducted the
Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française.
Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 1, Phaéton, Marche héroïque; Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg[3] Vox Turnabout 37117 (LP issue)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, K. 622; Jacques Lancelot, clarinet; Oiseau Lyre Orchestra[4] Decca DL 50006 (LP issue)
Camille Saint-Saëns, The 5 Piano Concertos,Gabriel Tacchino, piano, the Orchestre de Radio Luxembourg, conducted by Louis de Froment. Brillant classics 2014