Narcisse Girard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Narcisse Girard

French violinist, conductor and composer

Date of Birth: 27-Jan-1797

Place of Birth: Mantes-la-Jolie, ĂŽle-de-France, France

Date of Death: 16-Jan-1860

Profession: composer, conductor, violinist, music pedagogue

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Narcisse Girard

  • Narcisse Girard (28 January 1797 – 16 January 1860) was a French violinist, conductor and composer.Girard was born in Nantes.
  • A pupil of Pierre Baillot (violin, winning first prize in 1820), and Anton Reicha (counterpoint) at the Conservatoire, after completing his studies there he went to Italy for a year to further his training.
  • After conducting orchestras at the Hotel de Ville, Girard became the conductor of the OpĂ©ra Italien from 1830-32.
  • He was chief conductor at the OpĂ©ra Comique from 1837–46, then moving to the Paris OpĂ©ra, where he conducted the premieres of Le prophète and Sapho. On 30 October 1849 Girard conducted Mozart's Requiem as part of the funeral service for FrĂ©dĂ©ric Chopin. From 18 October 1848 to 17 January 1860 Girard was the conductor of the SociĂ©tĂ© des Concerts du Conservatoire, leading them in over 100 concerts.
  • Girard conducted the first performance of Harold en Italie by Hector Berlioz at the Salle du Conservatoire on 23 November 1834, with ChrĂ©tien Urhan (viola). Girard was a professor of violin at the Paris Conservatoire where his pupils included Jules DanbĂ©, Charles Lamoureux and Édouard Colonne.
  • See: List of music students by teacher: G to J#Narcisse Girard. His compositions included an overture Antigone, and short stage works Les deux voleurs and Les dix. Having already been taken ill during a Conservatoire concert, Girard collapsed while conducting, towards the end of the third act of Les Huguenots at the OpĂ©ra.
  • He is buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery.

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