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- Pierre Benjamin Monteux (pronounced [pjɛʁ mɔ̃.tø]; 4 April 1875 – 1 July 1964) [n 1] was a French (later American) conductor. After violin and viola studies, and a decade as an orchestral player and occasional conductor, he began to receive regular conducting engagements in 1907.
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Pierre Benjamin Monteux (pronounced [pjɛʁ mɔ̃.tø]; 4 April 1875 – 1 July 1964) was a French (later American) conductor. After violin and viola studies, and a decade as an orchestral player and occasional conductor, he began to receive regular conducting engagements in 1907.
Mar 31, 2024 · Pierre Monteux (born April 4, 1875, Paris, France—died July 1, 1964, Hancock, Maine, U.S.) was one of the leading conductors of the 20th century, acclaimed for his interpretations ranging from Beethoven to contemporary composers such as Stravinsky and Arthur Honegger.
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We acknowledge the death – on July 1, 1964, 55 years ago today – of the French-American conductor and teacher Pierre Monteux, who passed away at his home in Hancock, Maine at the age of 89. Conductors: love them or hate them, we can’t live without them.
MONTEUX, PIERRE (1875–1964), conductor. Born in Paris, Monteux studied at the Paris Conservatoire where he won the first prize for violin in 1896. He played the viola in various orchestras and founded an orchestra of his own, the Concerts Berlioz.
Nov 30, 2018 · Monteux served as principal conductor of French repertoire at the Metropolitan Opera (1917-19), music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (1919–24), the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (1924-34), the Orchestre Symphonique de Paris (1929–38), and the San Francisco Symphony (1936-52).
Mar 4, 2016 · Over the course of two decades, Pierre Monteux was a regular guest conductor at the Ravinia Festival, where he led the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on dozens of notable occasions.
Jun 19, 1994 · Pierre Monteux (1875-1964) has not been totally ignored, but his work has had only a small fraction of the attention given to such conductors as Furtwangler, von Karajan and Toscanini, who...
