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French violinists

30 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Alexandre-Auguste RobineauArtist · PaintingsAlexandre-Auguste Robineau, born April 23, 1747, in Paris where he died January 13, 1828, is a French painter and musician, Priest-Catholic.
Augustin DumayPerson · Music memorabiliaAugustin Dumay (born 17 January 1949) is a French violinist and conductor from Paris.
Balthasar de BeaujoyeulxPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Engraving of the first scene of the Ballet Comique de la Reine. Click to enlarge.
Bruno MonsaingeonPerson · Music memorabiliaBruno Monsaingeon (lang; born 5 December 1943) is a French filmmaker, writer, and violinist.
Charles MalherbePerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Charles Malherbe
Charles Philippe LafontPerson · Music memorabiliaCharles Philippe Lafont (1 December 178123 August 1839) was a French violinist and composer. He has been characterized as one of the most eminent violinists of the French school.
Christian FerrasPerson · Music memorabiliaChristian Ferras (17 June 1933 – 14 September 1982) was a French violinist.
Didier LockwoodPerson · Music memorabiliaDidier Lockwood (11 February 1956 – 18 February 2018) was a French violinist. He played in the French rock band Magma in the 1970s, and was known for his use of electric amplification and…
George EnescoPerson · Music memorabiliaGeorge Enescu (– 4 May 1955), known in France as Georges Enesco, was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor, teacher and statesman.
Giuseppe CambiniPerson · Music memorabiliaGiuseppe Maria Gioacchino Cambini (February 13, 1746, Livorno—1825, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre) was an Italian composer and violinist.
Henri CasadesusPerson · Music memorabiliaHenri-Gustave Casadesus (30 September 1879 – 31 May 1947) was a violist, viola d'amore player, composer, and music publisher.
Henri MarteauPerson · Music memorabiliaHenri Marteau (31 March 1874 – 3 October 1934) was a French violinist and composer.
James ThiérréePerson · Film memorabiliaJames Spencer Henry Edmond Marcel Thierrée (born 2 May 1974) is a Swiss-French circus performer, violinist, actor and director who is best known for his theatre performances which blend…
Jean-Auguste-Dominique IngresArtist · PaintingsJean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (29 August 1780 – 14 January 1867) was a French Neoclassical painter.
Jean-Luc PontyPerson · Music memorabiliaJean-Luc Ponty (born 29 September 1942) is a French jazz and jazz fusion violinist and composer.
Jean-Marie LeclairPerson · Music memorabiliaJean-Marie Leclair l'aîné (Jean-Marie Leclair the Elder) (10 May 1697 – 22 October 1764) was a French Baroque violinist and composer.
Joseph TouchemoulinPerson · Music memorabiliaJoseph Touchemoulin (23 October 1727 – 25 October 1801) was a French violinist and composer of the classical period who mainly worked in Bonn and Regensburg.
Lucien CapetPerson · Music memorabiliaLucien Louis Capet (8 January 1873 – 18 December 1928) was a French violinist, pedagogue and composer.
Manuel RosenthalPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Rosenthal in 1920
Nikolai ObukhovPerson · Music memorabiliaNikolai Borisovich Obukhov (Nicolai, Nicolas, Nikolay; Obukhow, Obouhow, Obouhov, Obouhoff) (22 April 189213 June 1954) was a modernist and mystic Russian composer, active mainly in France.
Philip MusardPerson · Music memorabiliaPhilippe Musard (8 November 1792 – 31 March 1859) was a French composer who was crucial to the development and popularity of the promenade concert.
Philip SaintonPerson · Music memorabiliaPhilip Prosper Sainton (10 November 1891 – 2 September 1967) was a British–French composer, conductor, and violist.
Pierre AmoyalPerson · Music memorabiliaPierre Amoyal (born 22 June 1949 in Paris) is a French violinist and is the artistic director of the Conservatory of Lausanne.
Pierre RodePerson · Music memorabiliaJacques Pierre Joseph Rode (16 February 1774 – 25 November 1830) was a French violinist and composer.
Robert PlanelPerson · Music memorabiliaRobert Planel (2 January 1908 – 25 May 1994) was a French composer, music pedagogue and violinist.
Rodolphe KreutzerPerson · Music memorabiliaRodolphe Kreutzer (15 November 1766 – 6 January 1831) was a French violinist, teacher, conductor, and composer of forty French operas, including La mort d'Abel (1810).
Sándor VéghPerson · Music memorabiliaSándor Végh (17 May 1912 – 7 January 1997) was a Hungarian, later French, violinist and conductor. He was best known as one of the great chamber music violinists of the twentieth century.
Stéphane GrappelliPerson · Music memorabiliaStéphane Grappelli (stefan ɡʁapɛli; 26 January 1908 – 1 December 1997) was a French jazz violinist.
Vladimir CosmaPerson · Music memorabiliaHe was born in Bucharest.
Zino FrancescattiPerson · Music memorabiliaRené-Charles "Zino" Francescatti (9 August 1902 – 17 September 1991) was a French virtuoso violinist, renowned for his lyrical playing style.

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