Pierre Dervaux, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Pierre Dervaux

French operatic conductor, composer, and pedagogue

Date of Birth: 03-Jan-1917

Place of Birth: Juvisy-sur-Orge, ĂŽle-de-France, France

Date of Death: 20-Feb-1992

Profession: composer, conductor, university teacher, music pedagogue

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Pierre Dervaux

  • Pierre Dervaux (born 3 January 1917 in Juvisy-sur-Orge, France; died 20 February 1992 in Marseilles, France) was a French operatic conductor, composer, and pedagogue.
  • At the Conservatoire de Paris, he studied counterpoint and harmony with Marcel Samuel-Rousseau and Jean and NoĂ«l Gallon, as well as piano with Isidor Philipp, Armand FertĂ©, and Yves Nat.
  • He also served as principal conductor of the OpĂ©ra-Comique (1947–53), and the OpĂ©ra de Paris (1956–72).
  • In this capacity he directed the French première of Poulenc’s Dialogues des CarmĂ©lites.
  • He was also Vice-President of the Concerts Pasdeloup (1949–55), President and Chief conductor of the Concerts Colonne (1958–92), Musical Director of the Orchestre des Pays de Loire (1971–79) as well as holding similar posts at the Quebec Symphony Orchestra (1968–75), where he collaborated with concertmaster Hidetaro Suzuki, and the Nice Philharmonic (1979–82). He taught at the École Normale de Musique de Paris (1964–86), the Conservatoire de musique du QuĂ©bec Ă  MontrĂ©al (1965–72) and was also president of the jury of the international conducting competition in Besançon. Dervaux composed two symphonies, two concertos, a string quartet, a trio and several songs. In addition to the LĂ©gion d'honneur, Dervaux also received the Ordre national du MĂ©rite. His recordings include: L'Enfance du Christ (Berlioz) in 1959, Les pĂŞcheurs de perles (Bizet) in 1961, and Istar, Wallenstein and La ForĂŞt enchantĂ©e (d'Indy) in 1975.

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