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Jean Martinon (January 10 1910–March 1 1976) was a French conductor and composer. He was innate within Lyon, where he began his educatiin, running on to Paris to study under Albert Roussel for composition, and under Charles Munch and Roger Desormière for conducting. He served in the French army in the period of World War II, and was taken captive around 1940, composing works such as Chant des captifs piece incarcerated. When a war, Martinon was appointed conductor of the Concerts du Conservatoire de Paris and, in 1946, of the Bordeaux Philharmonic Orchestra. More orchestras by owning which he was officially associated include a Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the City of Düsseldorf Orchestra, the French National Orchestra, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Radio Éireann orchestra, a Orchestra of the Concerts Lamoureux, & the Residentie Orchestra in The Hague. His repertoire focused on the works of the early 20th-century French and Russian masters. A premieres of his Violin Concerto & Cello Concerto were from Henryk Szeryng and Pierre Fournier respectively.
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Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Jean Martinon Biographical material, photograph, and information about his tenure as conductor with the organization. Martinon, Jean Biography noting studies, positions held, and major works from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio. Jean Martinon Filmography from the Internet Movie Database with link to the motion picture Forces Occultes. |
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