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Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France
About Louis Chollet
- Louis Chollet (5 April 1815 in Paris - 21 March 1851, Paris) was a French organist and composer for piano, choir and orchestra. He was admitted to Pierre Zimmermann's piano class at the Conservatoire de Paris aged ten in 1826 and two years later won first prize for piano.
- In 1834 he succeeded Jean-Nicolas Marrigues as organist of the church of Saint-Thomas d’Aquin in Paris, holding it until his death and being succeeded there by Pierre-Edmond Hocmelle. In 1837 he also won first-ever second prize in the Prix de Rome competition.
- He completed his organ training under by François Benoist in 1838, winning first prize in organ that year.
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