Marcelle de Manziarly, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Marcelle de Manziarly

French composer

Date of Birth: 13-Sep-1899

Place of Birth: Kharkiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 12-May-1989

Profession: composer, conductor, pianist, music pedagogue

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Marcelle de Manziarly (13 October 1899 in Kharkiv, Ukraine, then in Russian Empire – 12 May 1989) was a French pianist, music educator, conductor and composer.
She was born in Kharkiv, studied in Paris with Nadia Boulanger and at the age of 23 had already composed two mature works.
She later studied conducting with Felix Weingartner in Basle and piano with Isabelle Vengerova in New York City and taught and performed in Europe and the United States.
Aaron Copland dedicated his song "Heart, We Will Forget Him" to her.
She died in Ojai, California.