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Éliane Richepin
Éliane Richepin (23 November 1910 – 9 March 1999) was a French classical pianist. Biography Richepin studied music at the Conservatoire de Paris where she received several first prizes: piano, harmony, fugue, counterpoint and musical composition. She was a pupil of Georges Falkenberg, Marguerite Long, Alfred Cortot and Yves Nat for the piano, Paul Fauchet and Noël Gallon for harmony, fugue and counterpoint and Henri Büsser for composition. Logiste at the Prix de Rome in 1938, École des Beaux-Arts Prize in 1943 for her work ''Fantaisie pour piano et orchestre'' which she premiered with the Pasdeloup Orchestra under the direction of French conductor and composer Albert Wolff, her international career grew considerably. A member of the jury at the Conservatoire de Paris, she was invited to major international competitions such as the Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition, the Busoni, Vercelli, Buenos-Aires, Porto, Rio de Janeiro, Maria Canals (Barcelona) competitions, and the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salle Gaveau
The Salle Gaveau, named after the French piano maker Gaveau, is a classical concert hall in Paris, located at 45-47 rue La Boétie, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. It is particularly intended for chamber music. Construction The plans for the hall were drawn up by Jacques Hermant in 1905, the year the land was acquired. The construction of the Gaveau building took place from 1906 to 1907. The vocation of this hall was chamber music from the beginning, and its seating capacity was a thousand, just as it is today. The hall was home to a large organ built in 1900 by the Cavaillé-Coll, Mutin-Cavaillé-Coll firm. This instrument with 39 stops (8 on the positive, 12 on the recitative, 12 on the grand organ and 7 on the pedal) was subsequently installed in 1957 in the commune of Saint-Saëns in Normandy. The hall is a concert venue renowned for its exceptional acoustics. Beginnings The hall opened its doors on 3 October 1907 for the concert of the Lehrergesangverein (Teachers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Wolff (conductor)
Albert Louis Wolff (19 January 1884 – 20 February 1970) was a French conductor and composer of Dutch descent. Most of his career was spent in European venues, with the exception of two years that he spent as a conductor at the Metropolitan Opera and a few years in Buenos Aires during the Second World War. He is most known for holding the position of principal conductor with the Opéra-Comique in Paris for several years. He was married to the French mezzo-soprano Simone Ballard. Biography Early life and education Wolff was born in Paris, of Dutch parents, though he was a French citizen from birth, never lived in the Netherlands, and never had a Dutch passport. When only 12 years old, he began his musical education at the Paris Conservatoire. There, he studied with such teachers as André Gedalge, Xavier Leroux, and Paul Antonin Vidal. At the same time he played the piano in cabarets and was organist at the Église Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin (Paris) for four years. Upon graduat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabelle Nef
Isabelle Nef, ''née'' Lander (27 September 1895 – 2 January 1976) was a Swiss pianist and harpsichordist, as well as a professor at the Conservatoire de musique de Genève. Life Born in Geneva, Nef studied the piano at the conservatoire de Genève with Marie Panthès then, in Paris, composition with Vincent d'Indy and harpsichord with Wanda Landowska. She had a concert career in Europe, South America and North America including Seattle, New York and Washington in USSR, and South Africa and in Australia. For her 80th birthday, she performed works by Mozart and Bach on fortepiano at the in Geneva. In 1936 she became the first harpsichord teacher at the Conservatoire de Genève. She then became an honorary professor and remained there until 1975 when she retired at the age of 80. She died in Collex-Bossy. She was succeeded by harpsichordist Christiane Jaccottet. A path was given her name in Collex-Bossy. References External links Baker’s Biographical Dictionary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devy Erlih
Devy Erlih (Paris, 5 November 1928 – Paris, 7 February 2012) was a French violinist and the 1955 winner of the Long-Thibaud competition. Background Erlih was born in France in 1928 to first-generation immigrants to France from Bessarabia (now Moldova).http://www.jessicaduchen.co.uk/pdfs/other_2012/erlithfeb12.pdf His father was a folk musician who played the cimbalon and pan pipes A pan flute (also known as panpipes or syrinx) is a musical instrument based on the principle of the closed tube, consisting of multiple pipes of gradually increasing length (and occasionally girth). Multiple varieties of pan flutes have been .... His parents made sure that he spoke only French so that he would not be known as an immigrant. Bibliography * References 20th-century French Jews 1928 births 2012 deaths Musicians from Paris 21st-century French violinists 21st-century French male musicians French male classical violinists Jewish violinists Long-Thibaud-Crespin Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julien Falk
Julien Falk (1902-1987) was a 20th-century French composer and composition teacher at the Conservatoire de Paris, and wrote many theorical music books. He had many students including well known composers Serge Gainsbourg, Gabriel Yared, Michel Coeuriot, Michel Colombier, Pierre Yves Lenik, Eric Demarsan, Richard Galliano, Robbi Finkel, Philippe Blay and Alain Goraguer. Compositions *''20 études atonales'' *''Bourrée'' for piano and violon *''Évocation'' for piano and clarinet *''Quatuors'' composed for saxophones quartet: Marcel Mule Marcel Mule (24 June 1901 – 18 December 2001) was a French classical saxophonist. He was known worldwide as one of the great classical saxophonists, and many pieces were written for him, premiered by him, and arranged by him. Many of these pi ... *''Quintette'' for 5 trompets *''Souvenir'' for piano and violon *''Valse tristounette'' for piano and violon *''Three Symphonies'' Initiated in 1933 into the "Grand Orient de France", he also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miłosz Magin
Miłosz Magin (6 July 19294 March 1999) was a Polish composer and pianist. Biography Born in Łódź, Poland, Miłosz Magin showed considerable musical abilities from early childhood. He was a student of piano with Margerita Trombini-Kazuro and composition with both Kazimierz Sikorski Kazimierz Sikorski (June 28, 1895 – July 23, 1986) was a Polish composer. His arrangement of the "" is currently used as the Polish national anthem. Biography Sikorski was born in Zurich, but studied in Warsaw, first music at the Warsaw Cons ... and Jan Maklakiewicz; the latter he considered his spiritual father. Magin also studied violin, cello and ballet. In 1957, he completed his piano, compositional and conducting studies, graduating from the Warsaw Higher School of Music with distinction. Miłosz Magin won prizes in several top international competitions: the V International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw (honorable mention), the Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud Competition in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Livia Rev
Livia Drusilla (30 January 59 BC AD 29) was Roman empress from 27 BC to AD 14 as the wife of Augustus, the first Roman emperor. She was known as Julia Augusta after her formal adoption into the Julia ''gens'' in AD 14. Livia was the daughter of senator Marcus Livius Drusus Claudianus and his wife Alfidia. She married Tiberius Claudius Nero around 43 BC, and they had two sons, Tiberius and Drusus. In 38 BC, she divorced Tiberius Claudius Nero and married the political leader Octavian. The Senate granted Octavian the title ''Augustus'' in 27 BC, effectively making him emperor. In her role as Roman empress, Livia served as an influential confidant to her husband and was rumored to have been responsible for the deaths of several of his relatives, including his grandson Agrippa Postumus. After Augustus died in AD 14, Tiberius was elevated, and Livia continued to exert political influence as the mother of the emperor until her death in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
