American Conservatory
The American Conservatory (Engl. The American Conservatory of Music ) in Fontainebleau near Paris is an educational institution that is known in particular by working at her musicians. Their significance for the music of the 20th century can be compared to the regular Nobel Laureate Meetings in Lindau / Bodensee.
development
The facility has existed since 1921 and was founded by the Americans as a response to the First World War . At that time, General Pershing and Walter Damrosch were co-initiators . The composer and professor Francis Casadesus was appointed as the first director . Initially, the facility was located in Chaumont (Haute-Marne) , the American headquarters, and the workforce was entirely French.
At a later date it was realized that it would be appropriate to use the Louis XV. available in the Castle of Fontainebleau. Help was offered by Charles-Marie Widor, among others .
In 1923 the second branch of the facility was founded in the form of the École des Beaux-Arts (School of Fine Arts). This deals with painting, architecture and sculpture. Over time, architecture has emerged as the main branch, not least because of its proximity to architecturally valuable buildings.
At the current seat of the Conservatory, lectures by well-known French speakers are held regularly in the form of a summer academy in English, who mainly deal with topics of music and architecture.
management
- 1921–1949: Francis Casadesus (1870–1954), composer, conductor and teacher
- 1950–1979: Nadia Boulanger (1887–1979), conductor, pianist, composer
- 1979–1983: Robert D. Levin , pianist (musical partner of Kim Kashkashian, among others )
- 1987–1992: Jean-Pierre Marty , pianist and conductor
- 1992–2013: Philippe Entremont , pianist and conductor
- 2014–2017: Philippe Bianconi , pianist
- 2018: Diana Ligeti , cellist
Famous pepole
- Pierre Amoyal (* 1949), French violinist and conductor
- Gilbert Amy (* 1936), French composer and conductor
- Anne-Marie Barat (1948–1990), French organist
- Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990), American composer and conductor
- Nadia Boulanger (1887–1979), French composer and conductor
- André Boucourechliev (1925–1997), French composer, pianist and music writer of Bulgarian origin
- Gaby Casadesus (1901–1999), French pianist
- Robert Casadesus (1899–1972), French pianist
- Aaron Copland (1900–1990), American composer
- Marcel Dupré (1886–1971), French composer, organist, pianist and music teacher
- Henri Dutilleux (1916–2013), French composer
- Betsy Jolas (* 1926), French composer
- Maurice Ravel (1875–1937), French composer
- Sviatoslav Richter (1915–1997), Soviet pianist of German origin
- Mstislaw Leopoldowitsch Rostropowitsch (1927–2007), Russian cellist, conductor, pianist and humanist
- Arthur Rubinstein (1887–1982), Polish pianist
- Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921), French composer and pianist
- Paolo Soleri (1919–2013), Italian architect
- Albert Stoessel (1894–1943), American composer and conductor
- Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971), Russian composer
- William Turnbull (1922–2012), British sculptor and painter, graduate
- Charles-Marie Widor (1844–1937), French composer and organist
Inspired people
- Elliott Carter
- Kenton Coe
- Aaron Copland
- Samuel Dushkin
- Louise Talma
- Virgil Thomson
- Beveridge Webster
- Krzysztof Meyer