Odette Gartenlaub (13 March 1922 – 20 September 2014) was a French pianist, music teacher and composer.

Biography

Odette Gartenlaub studied music at the

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with

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, Henri Busser,

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and

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, and won the Premier

Grand Prix de Rome The Prix de Rome () or Grand Prix de Rome was a French scholarship for arts students, initially for painters and sculptors, that was established in 1663 during the reign of Louis XIV of France. Winners were awarded a bursary that allowed them t ...

in 1948. She became well known as a soloist, performing with orchestras internationally. The daughter of Jewish parents, she was forced to abandon her studies at the Paris Conservatoire in September 1941 when the Conservatoire enforced statutes banning the attendance of Jews at the institution in the era of Nazi-occupied Paris. In 1959 she took a position as a professor at the Paris Conservatory. On September 20, 2014, she died at

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in Paris, at the age of 92.

Works

Gartenlaub's compositions include works for orchestra, chamber ensemble and solo instruments. Selected works include: * ''Étude concertante'' (1984) for viola solo * ''Pour le Cor'' (1968) for horn and piano * ''Les Coin des Enfants'' (1971) for piano * ''Antique'' * ''Grave et Toccata'' (1968) for piano * ''Sept Petit Études'' * ''Trois Caracteres'' (1974) for trombone and piano or orchestra; Paris Conservatory contest piece in 1974 and 1981

References

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