Jean Martinon
Jean Francisque-Étienne Martinon (usually known simply as Jean Martinon (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ maʁtinɔ̃]); 10 January 1910 – 1 March 1976)[1] was a French conductor and composer.
Biography
Martinon was born in Lyon, where he began his education, going on to the Conservatoire de Paris to study under Albert Roussel for composition, under Charles Munch and Roger Désormière for conducting, under Vincent d'Indy for harmony, and under Jules Boucherit for violin. He served in the French army during World War II, and was taken prisoner in 1940, composing works such as Chant des captifs while incarcerated. Among his other compositions are four symphonies, four concertos, additional choral works and chamber music.[2]
After the war, Martinon was appointed conductor of the Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire of Paris, and, in 1946, of the Bordeaux Philharmonic Orchestra. Other orchestras with which he was associated were the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as music director from 1963 to 1968; the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, the French National Orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Radio Éireann Symphony Orchestra, the Concerts Lamoureux and Het Residentie Orkest in The Hague.
Martinon's repertoire focused on the works of early twentieth century French and Russian composers. The premieres of his violin- and cello-concerti were given by Henryk Szeryng and Pierre Fournier respectively.
He was a National Patron of Delta Omicron, an international professional music fraternity.[3]
Martinon was diagnosed with bone cancer, not long after he guest conducted the San Francisco Symphony in their first complete performances of Deryck Cooke's orchestration of Gustav Mahler's tenth symphony.[4] He died in Paris.
References
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- ↑ Delta Omicron
- ↑ San Francisco Chronicle
External links
- Jean Martinon at AllMusic
- Jean Martinon biography at the Chicago Symphony website.
| Cultural offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Music Director, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra 1957-1959 |
Succeeded by Zubin Mehta |
| Preceded by | Principal Conductor, Lamoureux Orchestra 1957-1961 |
Succeeded by Igor Markevitch |
| Preceded by | Principal Conductor, Chicago Symphony Orchestra 1963-1969 |
Succeeded by Irwin Hoffman |
| Preceded by | Principal Conductor, Het Residentie Orkest 1975-1976 |
Succeeded by Ferdinand Leitner |
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