A Biographical Dictionary of Fiddlers di A. Mason Clarke
Biographical Dictionary of Fiddlers. 271
positions: 5 concertos for violin; 19 string quartets; Octet; Several operas, etc.
Sainton, Prosper Phillipe, born at Toulouse,Haute-Garonne, June 5th, 1813, died in London, November, 1890. Distinguished violinist, and professor of his instrument. In 1831 he entered the Paris Conservatoire and became a pupil of Habeneck. At the end of two years he obtained the second prize, and the year following secured the first. On the completion of his studies he entered the orchestra of the Soci£t6 des Concerts and also that of the Op6ra, but remained there only a short time, having formed a resolution to travel. He then went on a tour through Italy, Germany, Russia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, and Spain, and met with great success. In 1840 he was appointed professor of the violin at the Toulouse Conservatoire. He first visited London in 1844, and in the following year finally settled there as professor in the Royal Academy of Music, a post he retained until his death. In the year 1847, Sir Michael Costa appointed him leader at Covent Garden Theatre, and from 1871 to 1880, held a similar position at Drury Lane Theatre. For many years he led the band at the Handel and other Festivals, also the Philharmonic and Sacred Harmonic Societies concerts; he was
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