Marie-Madeleine Duruflé, born Jeanne Marie-Madeleine Chevalier on May 8, 1921, in Marseille, France, was a French organist, pianist, improviser, composer, and teacher. She began her musical journey at age 11 as the organist of the cathedral Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Véran de Cavaillon and later studied at the Conservatoire d'Avignon. In 1949, she won the first prize in organ performance and improvisation at the Conservatoire de Paris under Marcel Dupré. She received the Grand Prix International Charles-Marie Widor in 1953, the same year she married Maurice Duruflé. She composed the choral work Six Fables de La Fontaine in 1960. Together, they toured extensively across France, Europe, the United States, and the USSR from 1964 to 1974. Duruflé performed as a soloist, receiving notable recognitions such as the Officier des Arts et Lettres in 1987 and the Médaille Vermeil de la ville de Paris in 1998. She passed away on October 5, 1999, in Louveciennes.
