Jean Martinon

Jean Martinon (born January 10, 1910 in Lyon , † March 1, 1976 in Paris ) was a French conductor and composer. He was the internationally most important French conductor of the generation between Pierre Monteux and Pierre Boulez , which was expressed, among other things, in his record deal with EMI .

He studied first in Lyon, then in Paris (among others with Albert Roussel and Charles Münch ), and initially worked as a violinist and concertmaster with a radio symphony orchestra. During the Second World War he spent two years as a German prisoner of war, during which time he composed his first important works. After the war he became a conductor in Dublin , then for several years in London . This was followed by engagements as chief conductor and general music director in Paris, Tel Aviv , Düsseldorf , Chicago and finally The Hague . Jean Martinon was also a passionate mountaineer.

Martinon's complete recording of the orchestral works by Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel , undoubtedly the highlight of his conducting work, testifies to a precise and dynamic, masculine unsentimental and self-confident orchestral direction, reminiscent of Rudolf Kempe , with which Martinon not only the life dates, but also that Looks in common.

literature

Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Jean Martinon (biography, pdf document). 2010, accessed on September 12, 2018 .

personal data
SURNAME	Martinon, Jean
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French conductor and composer
DATE OF BIRTH	January 10, 1910
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lyon
DATE OF DEATH	March 1, 1976
Place of death	Paris