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1875–1964 French-American conductor As conductor of the Ballets Russes in Paris, Monteux conducted the premieres of Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloé, and Stravinsky’s Petrushka and The Rite of Spring. During World War I he moved to the US, and had a long association with the Boston Symphony. He later took on the San Francisco Symphony, 1936–52, raising its ...

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world-famous. His concertos, concerto-rhapsodies and symphonies are in a similar, opulently Romantic style. Recommended Recording: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Leonid Kogan, Boston SO (cond) Pierre Monteux (RCA/Sony) Introduction | Modern Era | Classical Personalities | Zoltán Kodály | Modern Era | Classical ...

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Dalí and Henri Michaux among his acquaintances, Scelsi enjoyed early success as a composer – his Rotativa for three pianos, wind and percussion was conducted in Paris by Monteux – but after World War II, increasingly inspired by Eastern mysticism, he withdrew into isolation at his Rome apartment, employing a few close assistants to transcribe the ...

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, Stern was taken by his parents to America when he was just a baby. He later studied in San Francisco, where he played the Brahms concerto under Pierre Monteux in 1936. He played for Allied troops during World War II, and made his European debut at the Lucerne Festival in 1948. He formed a piano trio with Eugene ...

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of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra 1961–79, making many recordings, including the complete Mahler symphonies and much Czech music. Introduction | Modern Era | Classical Personalities | Pierre Monteux | Modern Era | Classical ...