SettingsFrench classical violinists
Adolphe Deloffre
Louis Michel Adolphe Deloffre (28 July 1817, Paris – 8 January 1876) was a French violinist and conductor active in London and Paris, who conducted several important operatic premieres in ...
Louis Michel Adolphe Deloffre (28 July 1817, Paris – 8 January 1876) was a French violinist and conductor active in London and Paris, who conducted several important operatic premieres in ...
Albert Vizentini
Albert Vizentini was a French violinist, composer, conductor and music writer, born in Paris on 9 November 1841, and died there on 21 October 1906.
Albert Vizentini was a French violinist, composer, conductor and music writer, born in Paris on 9 November 1841, and died there on 21 October 1906.
Alexandre Brussilovsky
Alexander Brussilovsky is a Russian-born French violinist and conductor.
Alexander Brussilovsky is a Russian-born French violinist and conductor.
August Duranowski
August (Fryderyk) Duranowski (originally Auguste Frédéric Durand) (c 1770–1834) was a Polish-born French violinist and composer.
August (Fryderyk) Duranowski (originally Auguste Frédéric Durand) (c 1770–1834) was a Polish-born French violinist and composer.
Charles Dancla
Jean Baptiste Charles Dancla (19 December 1817 in Bagnères-de-Bigorre10 October 1907 in Tunis) was a French violinist, composer and teacher.
Jean Baptiste Charles Dancla (19 December 1817 in Bagnères-de-Bigorre10 October 1907 in Tunis) was a French violinist, composer and teacher.
Christian Ferras
Christian Ferras (June 17, 1933September 14, 1982) was a French violinist.
Christian Ferras (June 17, 1933September 14, 1982) was a French violinist.
Chrétien Urhan
Chrétien Urhan (Baptised as Christian Urhan; February 16, 1790, Montjoie - November 2, 1845, Belleville) was a violinist, organist, composer and player of the viola and the viola d'amore.
Chrétien Urhan (Baptised as Christian Urhan; February 16, 1790, Montjoie - November 2, 1845, Belleville) was a violinist, organist, composer and player of the viola and the viola d'amore.
Daniel Guilet
Daniel Guilet (January 10, 1899–October 14, 1990) was a French, and later, American, classical violinist, best known for founding the Beaux Arts Trio.
Daniel Guilet (January 10, 1899–October 14, 1990) was a French, and later, American, classical violinist, best known for founding the Beaux Arts Trio.
Eugène Goossens, fils
Eugène Goossens (28 January 1867 – 31 July 1958) was a French conductor and violinist.
Eugène Goossens (28 January 1867 – 31 July 1958) was a French conductor and violinist.
François Antoine Habeneck
François Antoine Habeneck (January 22, 1781 – February 8, 1849) was a French violinist and conductor.
François Antoine Habeneck (January 22, 1781 – February 8, 1849) was a French violinist and conductor.
François Francoeur
François Francœur was a French composer and violinist.
François Francœur was a French composer and violinist.
François Habeneck
François Antoine Habeneck was a French violinist and conductor.
François Antoine Habeneck was a French violinist and conductor.
Frédéric Blasius
Frédéric Blasius (24 April 1758, Lauterbourg – 1829, Versailles) was a French violinist, clarinetist, conductor, and composer.
Frédéric Blasius (24 April 1758, Lauterbourg – 1829, Versailles) was a French violinist, clarinetist, conductor, and composer.
Ginette Neveu
Ginette Neveu was a French violinist.
Ginette Neveu was a French violinist.
Henri Montan Berton
Henri Montan Berton was a French composer, teacher, and writer, and the son of Pierre Montan Berton.
Henri Montan Berton was a French composer, teacher, and writer, and the son of Pierre Montan Berton.
Horace Poussard
Horace Remi Poussard (June 11, 1829 – September 12, 1898), was a French violinist and composer.
Horace Remi Poussard (June 11, 1829 – September 12, 1898), was a French violinist and composer.
Hélène Schmitt
Hélène Schmitt is a prize-winning French violinist and a professor of baroque violin in Boulogne-Billancourt, France.
Hélène Schmitt is a prize-winning French violinist and a professor of baroque violin in Boulogne-Billancourt, France.
Jacques Féréol Mazas
Jacques Féréol Mazas (born 23 September 1782 in Lavaur – died 26 August 1849 in Bordeaux) was a French composer, conductor, violinist, and pedagogue.
Jacques Féréol Mazas (born 23 September 1782 in Lavaur – died 26 August 1849 in Bordeaux) was a French composer, conductor, violinist, and pedagogue.
Jacques Israelievitch
Jacques Israelievitch (born May 6, 1948 in Cannes, France) is a French violinist, and one of Canada's foremost chamber musicians.
Jacques Israelievitch (born May 6, 1948 in Cannes, France) is a French violinist, and one of Canada's foremost chamber musicians.
Jean-Baptiste Forqueray
Jean-Baptiste Forqueray (3 April 1699 – August 1782), the son of Antoine Forqueray, was a player of the viol and a composer.
Jean-Baptiste Forqueray (3 April 1699 – August 1782), the son of Antoine Forqueray, was a player of the viol and a composer.
Jean-Jacques Kantorow
Jean-Jacques Kantorow (born October 3, 1945) is a French violin virtuoso and conductor.
Jean-Jacques Kantorow (born October 3, 1945) is a French violin virtuoso and conductor.
Jean-Joseph de Mondonville
Jean-Joseph de Mondonville (25 December 1711 (baptised) – 8 October 1772), also known as Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville, was a French violinist and composer.
Jean-Joseph de Mondonville (25 December 1711 (baptised) – 8 October 1772), also known as Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville, was a French violinist and composer.
Jean-Marie Leclair
Jean-Marie Leclair l'aîné, also known as Jean-Marie Leclair the Elder, (10 May 1697 – 22 October 1764) was a Baroque violinist and composer.
Jean-Marie Leclair l'aîné, also known as Jean-Marie Leclair the Elder, (10 May 1697 – 22 October 1764) was a Baroque violinist and composer.
Jules Garcin
Jules Auguste, Garcin Salomon
11 July 1830–10 October 1896 was an illustrious French violinist, conductor and composer of the 19th century.
Jules Auguste, Garcin Salomon
11 July 1830–10 October 1896 was an illustrious French violinist, conductor and composer of the 19th century.
Louis-Gabriel Guillemain
Louis-Gabriel Guillemain (5 November 1705, Paris – 1 October 1770) was a French composer and violinist.
Louis-Gabriel Guillemain (5 November 1705, Paris – 1 October 1770) was a French composer and violinist.
Louis-Toussaint Milandre
Louis-Toussaint Milandre was a French composer, violinist, viol and viola d'amore player in the court chamber music of Louis XV of France.
Louis-Toussaint Milandre was a French composer, violinist, viol and viola d'amore player in the court chamber music of Louis XV of France.
Lucien Capet
Lucien Louis Capet (January 8, 1873 – December 18, 1928) was a French violinist, pedagogue and composer.
Lucien Louis Capet (January 8, 1873 – December 18, 1928) was a French violinist, pedagogue and composer.
Michel Paul Guy de Chabanon
Michel-Paul Guy de Chabanon was a French violinist, composer and writer on music theory.
Michel-Paul Guy de Chabanon was a French violinist, composer and writer on music theory.
Philippe Honoré
Philippe Honoré is a French-born violinist who has been a regular recitalist in both France and the United Kingdom.
Philippe Honoré is a French-born violinist who has been a regular recitalist in both France and the United Kingdom.
Pierre Baillot
Pierre Marie François de Sales Baillot (1 October 1771 – 15 September 1842) was a French violinist and composer born in Passy.
Pierre Marie François de Sales Baillot (1 October 1771 – 15 September 1842) was a French violinist and composer born in Passy.
Pierre Rode
Jacques Pierre Joseph Rode (16 February 1774 – 25 November 1830) was a French violinist and composer.
Jacques Pierre Joseph Rode (16 February 1774 – 25 November 1830) was a French violinist and composer.
Pierre-Francisque Caroubel
Pierre-Francisque Caroubel (1556 – summer 1611 or 1615) was a French violinist and composer.
Pierre-Francisque Caroubel (1556 – summer 1611 or 1615) was a French violinist and composer.
Robert Soetens
Robert Soetens (19 July 1897 – 22 October 1997) was a French violinist, remembered particularly for premiering the Violin Concerto No. 2 of Sergei Prokofiev in 1935.
Robert Soetens (19 July 1897 – 22 October 1997) was a French violinist, remembered particularly for premiering the Violin Concerto No. 2 of Sergei Prokofiev in 1935.
Rodolphe Kreutzer
Rodolphe Kreutzer (15 November 1766 – 6 January 1831) was a French violinist, teacher, conductor, and composer of forty French operas.
Rodolphe Kreutzer (15 November 1766 – 6 January 1831) was a French violinist, teacher, conductor, and composer of forty French operas.
Suzanne Chaigneau
Suzanne Chaigneau, born Chailly-en-Bière, (Seine-et-Marne) 14 June 1875, died Paris 13 April 1946, was a French violinist and chamber musician.
Suzanne Chaigneau, born Chailly-en-Bière, (Seine-et-Marne) 14 June 1875, died Paris 13 April 1946, was a French violinist and chamber musician.
Sándor Végh
Sándor Végh (17 May 19127 January 1997) was a Hungarian, later French, violinist and conductor.
Sándor Végh (17 May 19127 January 1997) was a Hungarian, later French, violinist and conductor.
Théophile Tilmant
Théophile Tilmant, was a French violinist and conductor born on 9 July 1799 in Valenciennes, France and died on 7 or 8 May 1878, Asnières.
Théophile Tilmant, was a French violinist and conductor born on 9 July 1799 in Valenciennes, France and died on 7 or 8 May 1878, Asnières.
Zino Francescatti
René-Charles "Zino" Francescatti (August 9, 1902 - September 17, 1991) was a French virtuoso violinist.
René-Charles "Zino" Francescatti (August 9, 1902 - September 17, 1991) was a French virtuoso violinist.