Lucien Sicotte
Lucien Sicotte (born September 22, 1902 in Montreal , † September 23, 1943 ibid) was a Canadian violinist and music teacher.
Life
Sicotte studied violin with Émile Taranto , Alfred De Sève and Maurice Onderet and music theory with Oscar O'Brien and Claude Champagne . When the Société des concerts symphoniques de Montréal (later: Montreal Symphony Orchestra ) was founded in 1934, he became assistant to concertmaster Albert Chamberland , with whom he performed Bach's Concerto in D minor for two violins and orchestra the following year. In 1938 he played Beethoven's Violin Concerto under Ernest MacMillan .
From 1922 to 1936 Sicotte was a member of the Dubois String Quartet . In 1934 he founded the Montreal String Quartet , in which he played the first violin. In addition, he appeared in concerts and radio broadcasts as a soloist. In 1936 he took lessons from Louis Persinger in New York and the following year from Alfred Dubois in Brussels . Attending a master class with George Enescu in 1939 he had to break off with the start of the Second World War .
After returning to Canada, he continued to work as a violin soloist and chamber musician and taught at the Montreal Conservatory. Gilles Baillargeon and Jean Vallerand were among his students . Jean Papineau-Couture dedicated his Sonata in G (1944) to the memory of Sicotte.
Web links
- Lucien Sicotte ( English, French ) In: Encyclopedia of Music in Canada . published by The Canadian Encyclopedia .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sicotte, Lucien |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian violinist and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 22, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montreal |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 23, 1943 |
| Place of death | Montreal |