Édouard Mangin, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Édouard Mangin

French composer, conductor (1837–1907)

Date of Birth: 09-Dec-1837

Date of Death: 25-May-1907

Profession: composer, conductor, musician

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Eugène Édouard Mangin (Bocquet) (1837–1907) was a French musician, founder and the first director of the Lyon Conservatory. Between 1850 and 1858 Mangin got 3 first prizes at Conservatoire de Paris.
He also published some light pieces and opera arrangements for piano, mainly at the Girod publishing house. In 1864 he became conductor of Paris Théâtre lyrique, which was burnt during the government of the Commune.
In October 1871 Mangin moved to Lyon to conduct the orchestra of the Grand Théâtre (1871-73).
Some of his best players (including violinists Lévy and Giannini, violist Gondouin and horn-player Brémont) went there with him.
On 2 May 1872 the Lyon École de musique was established, and on 1 July Mangin became the director of it.
He was dismissed in 1876.In his later years he was conductor of Opéra de Paris (1893-1906) and was also appointed professor at the Conservatoire de Paris.