Maurice Vieux
Maurice Edgard Vieux (born April 14, 1884 in Savy-Berlette near Valenciennes , † April 28, 1951 in Paris ) was a French violist and composer and professor of viola at the Paris Conservatory .
Maurice Vieux graduated from the viola with Théophile Laforge , the first professor of viola at the Paris Conservatory, in 1902 with a first prize. From 1907 to 1949 he was first violist at the Paris Opera and the Orchester de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire , today's Orchester de Paris . In 1918, after Laforge's death, he received his professorship for viola at the Conservatory.
Among the compositions by Vieux, his “20 Etudes for Viola” ( Vingt Études pour Alto ), published in 1927 by the Éditions Alphonse Leduc , are particularly well known . In addition, numerous compositions for viola have been dedicated to him, including by Max Bruch (Romance for viola and orchestra, op. 85, 1911), Reynaldo Hahn , Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht and Joseph Jongen .
The International Viola Competition "Maurice Vieux" ( Concours International d'Alto Maurice Vieux ), founded in 1983, is named after him. The first prize was awarded to the German violist Tabea Zimmermann when the competition was held for the first time. In 2000 it was awarded to the French violist Antoine Tamestit , a student of Frau Zimmermann at the Hanns Eisler Music Academy in Berlin .
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| SURNAME | Vieux, Maurice |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vieux, Maurice Edgard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French violist, composer and university lecturer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 14, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Savy-Berlette near Valenciennes |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 28, 1951 |
| Place of death | Paris |