André Durieux (musician)
André Durieux (* 1899 in Paris , † December 18, 1951 in Montreal ) was a Canadian violinist, conductor and music teacher.
Durieux came to Canada with his family in 1911. He studied at the McGill University Conservatory with Saul Brant and in Chicago with Otakar Ševčík and Leopold von Auer . From 1923 to 1934 he taught violina at the McGill Conservatory. From 1924 he was concertmaster of the orchestra of the radio station CKAC and the Little Symphony of the radio station CYHC , as well as a member of their string quartet.
With his brother Maurice , the violist Lucien Robert and the cellist Lucien Plamondon , he formed the Durieux String Quartet , which, occasionally expanded to a piano quintet by the pianist Léo-Pol Morin , gave numerous concerts during its existence from 1930–32. With Henri Delcellier , Giulio Romano , Benny Chaskelson and others, he founded the Montreal Orchestra , whose second concertmaster he was from 1930 to 1932.
From 1935 Durieux worked as a conductor for the CBC radio . He led orchestras in music programs such as Ici Paris (1935), Bonjour Paris (1938), Sur les boulevards (1939) and Les Talents de chez-nous (from 1946). Durieux also composed several waltzes and chansons, including La Java des Laurentides and C'est que je t'aime .
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| SURNAME | Durieux, André |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian violinist, conductor and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 18, 1951 |
| Place of death | Montreal |