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.
Aliases (2)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
French musician
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human → orchestral conductor → |
| awardReceived |
Légion d'honneur
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| burialPlace |
Tremont, Maine, United States
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| child |
Claude Monteux
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| countryOfCitizenship |
France
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| dateOfBirth |
1875-04-04
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| dateOfDeath |
1964-07-01
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| educatedAt |
Conservatoire de Paris
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| ethnicGroup |
French Jews
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| familyName |
Monteux
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| founded |
École Monteux (Pierre Monteux School for Conductors and Orchestra Musicians)
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| fullName |
Pierre Benjamin Monteux
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| genre |
classical music
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| givenName |
Pierre
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| instrument |
viola
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violin → |
| languageSpoken |
English
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French → |
| movement |
20th-century classical music
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| notableFor |
conducting major orchestras in Europe and the United States
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interpretations of French repertoire → interpretations of Russian repertoire → |
| notableWork |
performances of Claude Debussy's La Mer
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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
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violist → |
| placeOfBirth |
Paris, France
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| placeOfDeath |
Hancock, Maine, United States
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| positionHeld |
music director of the San Francisco Symphony
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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
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| residence |
Domaine de l'Oisellerie, Saint-Saëns, France
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Hancock, Maine, United States → |
| spouse |
Germaine Monteux
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| workLocation |
Amsterdam
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Boston → London → Paris → San Francisco → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Boston Symphony Orchestra
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San Francisco Symphony → |
formerMusicDirector |
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Pierre Monteux
("Monteux")
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familyName |
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Pierre Monteux
("Pierre Benjamin Monteux")
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fullName |
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Boston Symphony Orchestra
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notableConductor |