Robert Planel (2 January 1908 – 25 May 1994) was a French composer, music pedagogue and violinist.
From 1922 to 1933, he studied at the Conservatoire de Paris with, among others, Firmin Touche (1875-1957)[2] (violin), Jean Gallon (1878-1959) (harmony), Georges Caussade (1873-1936) (counterpoint) and with Henri Büsser (1872-1973) and Paul Vidal (1863-1931) (musical composition).
In 1933, he won the prestigious Prix de Rome for his cantata Idylle funambulesque.
As a result, he was able to study and work from 1934 to 1936 in Rome at the "Académie de France" in the Villa Medici.
After the Second World War, he was Inspector General of the City of Paris and had great merits for structuring the musical training institutes.