Marcel Stern

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Marcel Stern

Marcel Stern (born October 4, 1909 in Paris , † August 2, 1989 in Switzerland ) was a French composer and violinist.

Life

Stern studied at the Conservatoire de Paris and won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome in 1936 with the cantata Gisèle . After the stay at the Villa Medici in Rome, which was associated with the award, the Société Nationale performed his divertissement for orchestra in Paris in 1939 .

The Second World War interrupted his musical career, but during this time he composed the symphony "La Liberation" , which was premiered on the radio in 1945 and in 1948 at the Concerts Colonne at the Théâtre du Châtelet under the direction of Paul Paray . Among his other works are the Deux pièces pour flûte seule: Bucolique, Iberica (1964) and the Concerto pour piano et orchestra (1968). He also composed several transcriptions of works by other composers for violin and orchestra, including the First Romanian Rhapsody by George Enescu .

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SURNAME Stern, Marcel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French composer and violinist
DATE OF BIRTH 4th October 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH 2nd August 1989
Place of death Switzerland