A Biographical Dictionary of Fiddlers di A. Mason Clarke
Biographical Dictionary of Fiddlers. 1.09
at the Gewandhaus with extraordinary-success, was engaged as solo 'cellist, and entered the Conservatorium as professor in place of F. Grutzmacher. After some concert tours, however, he returned to Petersburg, where he became solo 'cellist in the Imperial orchestra, teacher at the Conservatoire (1862), and, later on, conductor of the Russian Musical Society, and director of the Conservatoire; the last-named post he resigned in 1887. His compositions consist principally of concertos, solo pieces, etc., for 'cello; he published, however, some excellent chamber works.
Deldevez, Ernest, born at Paris, May 31st, 1817, pupil of Habeneck, at the Paris Conservatoire, where he obtained the first violin prize in 1833, the second prize for fugue in 1837, and the second " Prix de Rome" in 1837 for his cantata, " La Vendetta," which he afterwards revised and published. He was not only a talented performer and leader, but also a composer of much merit. For a list of his compositions see " Grove's," but here should be mentioned his Anthology of Violinists, 4 vols, which comprised a selection of pieces by various composers from Corelli to Viotti. On the death of George Hainl in 1873, Deldevez was appointed leader to the Academie and to the Societe des Concerts, and in
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