Louis Diémer

Louis Diémer studied at Conservatoire de Paris. Training under Antoine-François Marmontel, Ambroise Thomas and François Benoist is recorded. Alfred Cortot, Robert Casadesus and Gaby Casadesus are recorded as having studied under Louis Diémer. The recorded working language is French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are classical. Employment is recorded with Conservatoire de Paris. Distinctions recorded are Officer of the Legion of Honour.

Diémer was born and died in Paris. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire, where his teachers included Ambroise Thomas for composition, Antoine Marmontel for piano, and François Benoist for organ. From the age of twelve, he won several first prizes (Premiers Prix) at the Conservatoire, in piano, harmony and accompaniment, counterpoint and fugue, and solfège, and a second prix in organ. He quickly built a reputation as a virtuoso and toured with, among others, the violinists Delphin Alard and Pablo de Sarasate. In 1888, Diémer succeeded Marmontel as professor of piano at the Paris Conservatory. He taught, among others, Robert Casadesus, Alfredo Casella, Marcel Ciampi, Alfred Cortot, José Cubiles, Lazare Lévy, Robert Lortat, Yves Nat, and Édouard Risler. He was also instrumental in promoting the use of historical instruments, giving a series of harpsichord performances as part of the 1889 Universal Exhibition and contributing to the founding of the Société des Instruments Anciens.

Several composers dedicated compositions to Diémer. They included César Franck's Symphonic Variations, Jules Massenet's only piano concerto, Camille Saint-Saëns's 5th Piano Concerto, and Édouard Lalo's Piano Concerto in F minor. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's 3rd Piano Concerto was intended to be dedicated to him.

Louis Diémer is recorded with the occupation pedagogue. Classed in the genre classical music. Recorded as pianist, composer and pedagogue.