William Henry Fry

William Henry Fry

male, deceased (1864)
Opera composer, composer, leonora, The Message Bird, Niagara Symphony, New York Tribune…Notre-Dame of Paris, ParisConservatory
William Henry Fry was an American composer, critic, and journalist, and was the first American to compose a publicly performed grand opera. He was...
Pascal Verrot

Pascal Verrot

male
Conductor, French, lyon, siena, sorbonne university, sendai…ParisConservatory
Pascal Verrot is a French-born orchestra conductor who holds the post of principal conductor of the Sendai Philharmonic (Japan) and musical...

Hubert Léonard

male, deceased (1890)
Romantic composer, composer, ParisConservatory, Classical violinist, belgian, liege…Conservatoire de Paris, Conservatory of Brussels
Hubert Léonard was a famous Belgian violinist, born at Bellaire, Liège. His earliest preparatory training was given by Rouma, after which he en...
Martin Pierre Marsick

Martin Pierre Marsick

male, deceased (1924)
ParisConservatory, Conservatoire de Paris, liege, CeBeDeM, La Grammaire du violon, composer
Martin Pierre Joseph Marsick, was a Belgian violin player and teacher. In 1854, seven-year old Marsick was admitted to the Royal Conservatory of...
Etienne Ozi

Etienne Ozi

male, deceased (1813)
French classical bassoonist, From Nimes, Nouvelle Méthode de basson, Classical era composer, bassoon, Bassoonist…ParisConservatory
Etienne Ozi was a French bassoonist and composer. He is known for his concertos, symphonies concertantes, and pedagogical pieces. His works were...

Jean-Baptiste Singelée

male, deceased (1876)
Romantic composer, violin, saxophone, composer, ballet, belgian…ParisConservatory
Jean-Baptiste Singelée was a Belgian classical composer of the romantic period. He may have died in 1875 or 1876; some sources disagree. According t...

Felix Battanchon

male, deceased (1893)
French classical cellist, music educator, 6 Etudes, Op. 56, 6 Etude-Caprices, Op. 5, 6 Etudes Without Thumb, Op. 4, 12 Etudes in Thumb Position, Op. 25…ParisConservatory
French cellist Felix Battanchon (April 9, 1814-1893) was one of the venerated teachers at the Paris Conservatory. Battanchon wrote many etude...

Caroline Leonardelli

female
Canadian classical harpist, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, harp, cbc, Classical musician…ParisConservatory
Caroline Leonardelli is a French-Canadian world renowned harpist. Caroline began to study the classical harp in France at the age of seven as a...
André Hekking

André Hekking

male, deceased (1925)
French classical cellist, virtuoso, bordeaux, cellist, ParisConservatory, Fontainbleau
André Hekking was a French cellist. Born in Bordeaux, he studied with Charles de Bériot, touring Spain at fifteen. In 1909 he settled in Paris to be...

Sigismund Stojowski

male, deceased (1946)
Mills College, World War I, pianist, polish, piano, American…ParisConservatory
Sigismund Stojowski (April 8, 1869-November 5, 1946) was a Polish-born American pianist and teacher. A native of Strzelce, Stojowski studied music...