André de Ribaupierre
André de Ribaupierre (born May 29, 1893 in Clarens , Canton of Vaud , † January 17, 1955 in Rochester ) was a Swiss violinist and music teacher.
Ribaupierre was the son of a gardener and a musician. He took his first violin lessons from his brother Emile, and later from Ladislas Gorski in Montreux. In 1914 he was appointed professor at the Lausanne Conservatory. In 1919 he met Eugène Ysaÿe in Cincinnati and worked with him; In 1923 he became a teacher at the Institute of Music in Cleveland. In 1929 Ribaupierre returned to Lausanne. He also taught violin in Lausanne at the institute founded by his siblings, and in Paris. From 1948 until his death he taught in Rochester at the Eastman School of Music .
Ribaupierre formed a quartet of the same name and played in the Eastman Quartet.
In addition to his work as a musician, Ribaupierre was an enthusiastic hobby alpinist. Legend has it that he climbed the Matterhorn in 1928 and played the Chaconne from the Bach Partita No. 2 (BWV 1004) by Johann Sebastian Bach on the mountain .
Works dedicated to Ribaupierre
Two works by Ernest Bloch are dedicated to André de Ribaupierre, including the famous violin sonata Poème mystique .
Web links
- Helga-Maria Craubner: Ribaupierre, André de. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
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- ^ Albert Gonthier: Montreux et ses hôtes illustres. Editions Cabédita, 1999, ISBN 2882952678 , p. 136 ( limited preview in Google book search).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ribaupierre, André de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss violinist and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 29, 1893 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Clarens , Canton of Vaud , Switzerland |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th January 1955 |
| Place of death | Rochester , USA |