biography
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Ansermet, Ernest (Alexandre)
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pronunciation:
[ansermay]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1883–1969)
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| biography:
| Conductor and musical theorist, born in Vevey, SW Switzerland. He studied at Lausanne, and gave up teaching mathematics in 1910 to devote his time to music. He was conductor of the Montreux Kursaal in 1912 and of Diaghilev's Russian Ballet (1915–23). In 1918 he founded the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, whose conductor he remained till 1967. His compositions include a symphonic poem, piano pieces, and songs. |
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