Pierre Monteux

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Pierre Monteux was a renowned French conductor celebrated for his interpretations of French and Russian repertoire and for leading several major orchestras in Europe and the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French musician
human
orchestral conductor
awardReceived Légion d'honneur
burialPlace Tremont, Maine, United States
child Claude Monteux
countryOfCitizenship France
dateOfBirth 1875-04-04
dateOfDeath 1964-07-01
educatedAt Conservatoire de Paris
ethnicGroup French Jews
familyName Monteux
founded École Monteux (Pierre Monteux School for Conductors and Orchestra Musicians)
fullName Pierre Benjamin Monteux
genre classical music
givenName Pierre
instrument viola
violin
languageSpoken English
French
movement 20th-century classical music
notableFor conducting major orchestras in Europe and the United States
interpretations of French repertoire
interpretations of Russian repertoire
notableWork performances of Claude Debussy's La Mer
performances of Hector Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique
performances of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's symphonies
performances of Sergei Rachmaninoff's works
premiere of Igor Stravinsky's Petrushka
premiere of Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring
premiere of Maurice Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé
occupation conductor
violist
placeOfBirth Paris, France
placeOfDeath Hancock, Maine, United States
positionHeld music director of the San Francisco Symphony
principal conductor of the Ballets Russes
principal conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
principal conductor of the Concertgebouw Orchestra
principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra
principal conductor of the Orchestre Symphonique de Paris
religion Judaism
residence Domaine de l'Oisellerie, Saint-Saëns, France
Hancock, Maine, United States
spouse Germaine Monteux
workLocation Amsterdam
Boston
London
Paris
San Francisco

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