Robert Veyron-Lacroix was a distinguished French harpsichordist, pianist, and teacher, born on December 13, 1922, in Paris, and passed away on April 2, 1991, in Garches, Hauts-de-Seine. He was the son of an industrialist and displayed musical talent early on. Veyron-Lacroix studied at the Conservatoire de Paris under Marcel Samuel-Rousseau and Yves Nat, earning first prizes in piano, harpsichord, harmony, counterpoint, accompaniment, solfeggio, and theory.

His career was notably marked by his partnership with the renowned flautist Jean-Pierre Rampal. Their collaboration began with a major recital at the Salle Gaveau in Paris in 1949 and spanned over thirty years, during which they performed worldwide and received numerous awards for their recordings. Veyron-Lacroix was known for his technical skill and sensitive musicianship, which contributed to the duo's success.

In addition to his performance career, Veyron-Lacroix was a dedicated teacher. He taught at the Schola Cantorum in Paris from 1956, the Académie internationale d'été de Nice from 1959, and served as a professor at the Paris Conservatoire from 1967 to 1988. He also authored a book, "Recherche de musique ancienne," in 1955.

Veyron-Lacroix's repertoire included both early and contemporary music. He premiered several modern works, including concertos by Jean Françaix, Jean-Michel Damase, and Darius Milhaud, as well as pieces by André Jolivet, Maurice Ohana, Jacques Charpentier, and Tony Aubin. His recordings, which featured works by composers such as Bach, Haydn, Cimarosa, Falla, Poulenc, and Roussel, earned him the Grand Prix du Disque multiple times throughout the 1950s and 1960s.