Philippe Lefebvre, born on January 2, 1949 in Roubaix, France, is a French organist and improviser. He discovered the organ at age 15 at Notre-Dame de Paris, where he met Pierre Cochereau. Lefebvre studied at the Lille Conservatory with Jeanne Joulain and later at the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique de Paris, earning first prizes in organ, improvisation, fugue, and counterpoint. In 1971, he won the Premier prix d’improvisation at the international competition in Lyon. Lefebvre began his career as an organist at Marcq-en-Barœul before becoming the organist of Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Vaast Cathedral in Arras in November 1968. Following Victor Ruello's death, he took over as organist of Chartres Cathedral’s grand organ in June 1976. In 1985, Lefebvre was appointed titular organist at Notre-Dame de Paris alongside Yves Devernay, Olivier Latry, and Jean-Pierre Leguay. He held this position until his appointment as organist emeritus in April 2024.
