Jean Hubeau
Jean Hubeau (born June 22, 1917 in Paris , † August 19, 1992 ibid) was a French composer , pianist and music teacher .
Life
Jean Hubeau came to the Paris Conservatory at the age of nine , where he studied composition with Paul Dukas , piano with Lazare Lévy , harmony with Jean and counterpoint with Noël Gallon . In 1934 he won the First Second Grand Prix de Rome with the cantata La Légende de Roukmani . The following year he was awarded the Prix Louis Dièmer . Hubeau later studied conducting with Felix Weingartner in Vienna. In 1942 he succeeded Claude Delvincourt as director of the Conservatory of Versailles, who took over the management of the Conservatory in Paris. From 1957 to 1982 Hubeau was professor of chamber music at the Paris Conservatory. Here the pianists Brigitte Engerer , Michel Dalberto and Jacques Rouvier , the violinist Olivier Charlier and the cellist Sonia Wieder-Atherton were among his students. In addition, Hubeau was also a respected pianist. As a soloist and chamber musician, he has recorded (e.g. with Pierre Fournier ) works by Franz Schubert , Robert Schumann , Antonín Dvořák , Gabriel Fauré and Camille Saint-Saëns, among others . In addition to works for the piano, Hubeau composed several instrumental concerts, three ballets, chamber music, songs and chansons.
Works
- La Fiancée du Diable , ballet
- Trois Fables de La Fontaine , ballet
- Un coeur de diamant ou l'Infante , ballet
- Cello Concerto in A minor
- Concerto herroïque for piano and orchestra
- Violin Concerto in C major
- Variations pour piano
- Sonate pour trompette chromatique & piano
Individual evidence
Web links
- Discography at Allmusic
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hubeau, Jean |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 22, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | 19th August 1992 |
| Place of death | Paris |