Charles Lebouc
Charles-Joseph Lebouc (born December 22, 1822 in Besançon , † March 6, 1893 in Hyères ) was a French cellist.
Lebouc studied at the Conservatoire de Paris , where he received first prize in cello in 1842 as a student of Auguste-Joseph Franchomme and first prize in harmony in 1844 as a student of Jacques Fromental Halévy . From 1844 to 1848 he was a cellist in the orchestra of the Paris Opera , after which he was a member of the Societé des Concerts de Conservatoire until 1884 .
Lebouc was also a professor for violoncello at the Conservatoire de Paris. As a chamber musician, he organized concerts ( Soirées de Musique Classique ) in his salon , in which musicians such as the pianist Louis Diémer and the violinist Antoine-Barthélémy Taudou took part and in which works by Franz Schubert and Anton Reicha , for example , were performed. He founded a circle of friends of the composer George Onslow , who dedicated his string quartet opus 75 to him. On the occasion of a carnival concert in Lebouc, Saint-Saëns ' Carnival of the Animals premiered in 1886 .
Lebouc composed some chamber music works, including pieces for cello and piano and string quartets. He also wrote a cello school ( Méthode complète et pratique de Violoncelle ).
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| SURNAME | Lebouc, Charles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lebouc, Charles-Joseph (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French cellist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 22, 1822 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Besançon |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 6, 1893 |
| Place of death | Hyeres |