Raymond Gallois-Montbrun
Raymond Gallois-Montbrun (15 August 1918, Saigon – 13 August 1994, Paris) was a French violinist and composer. He was the director of the Conservatoire de Paris from 1962 to 1984. He studied violin and composition at the Conservatoire de Paris, and won the Prix de Rome in 1944.
Raymond Gallois-Montbrun
- Name
- Raymond Gallois-Montbrun
- Born
- 15 August 1918
- Birthplace
- Saigon, Vietnam
- Died
- 13 August 1994
- Place of death
- Paris, France
- Education
- Conservatoire de Paris
- Occupation
- Violinist and Composer
- Nationality
- France
- Fields
- opera
- Movements
- classical music
- Honours
- Officer of the Legion of Honour · Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit · Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres · Prix de Rome
- Languages
- French
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Raymond Gallois-Montbrun (15 August 1918, Saigon – 13 August 1994, Paris) was a French violinist and composer. He was the director of the Conservatoire de Paris from 1962 to 1984. He studied violin and composition at the Conservatoire de Paris, and won the Prix de Rome in 1944.
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His works include a violin concerto and the symphony Japan, as well as film scores, such as Danger de mort (1947) and Cry, the Beloved Country (1951).
Raymond Gallois-Montbrun studied at Conservatoire de Paris. The recorded working language is French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are opera. Employment is recorded with Conservatoire de Paris. Positions recorded include director. Distinctions recorded are Officer of the Legion of Honour, Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres and Prix de Rome.
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• Name — Raymond Gallois-Montbrun • Born — 15 August 1918 • Birthplace — Saigon, Vietnam • Died — 13 August 1994 • Place of death — Paris, France • Education — Conservatoire de Paris • Occupation — Violinist and Composer • Notable Works — Japan, Danger de mort (1947), Cry, the Beloved Country (1951)
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Ho Chi Minh City.
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