Jules Pasdeloup
Jules Étienne Pasdeloup (born September 15, 1819 in Paris , † August 13, 1887 in Fontainebleau ) was a French conductor .
Life
Jules Pasdeloup studied violin and piano at the Paris Conservatory from 1829 to 1833 . In 1851 he founded the Société des Jeunes Artistes . In 1861 he founded the Concerts populaires with his own orchestra , which took place until shortly before his death and in which he devoted himself particularly to the dissemination of the works of Richard Wagner and Robert Schumann in France. The concerts took place in the Cirque Napoléon , the first time on October 27, 1861.
In 1918 Serge Sandberg revived the concerts and the Pasdeloup Orchestra , which is still active today, was created . Along with Édouard Colonne and Charles Lamoureux, Pasdeloup is one of the most important conductors and concert promoters in Paris in the second half of the 19th century.
literature
- Yannick Simon: Jules Pasdeloup et les origines du concert populaire , Lyon, Symétrie, 2011
Individual evidence
- ^ Elisabeth Bernard: Pasdeloup, Jules Etienne. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Pasdeloup, Jules |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pasdeloup, Jules Étienne (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 15, 1819 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 13, 1887 |
| Place of death | Fontainebleau |