Jean-François Paillard
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Jean-François Paillard is a French conductor.
He was born in Vitry-le-François
and received his musical training at the Paris Conservatory, where he won first prize in music history, and the Salzburg Mozarteum.
He also earned a degree in mathematics at the Sorbonne
.
In 1953, he founded the Jean-Marie Leclair Instrumental Ensemble, which later became the Jean-François Paillard Chamber Orchestra in 1959. The ensemble has made recordings of much of the Baroque
repertoire for Erato Records
and has toured throughout Europe and the United States. It has also recorded with many leading French instrumentalists, including Maurice André
.
Paillard has also appeared frequently as a guest conductor with other orchestras and been active as an author. He edited the series Archives de la Musique Instrumentale and published La musique française classique in 1960.
He was born in Vitry-le-François
Vitry-le-François
Vitry-le-François is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. It is located on the Marne River and is the western terminus of the Marne-Rhine Canal.- History :In 1142, Louis VII invaded Champagne and seized Vitry-le-François...
and received his musical training at the Paris Conservatory, where he won first prize in music history, and the Salzburg Mozarteum.
He also earned a degree in mathematics at the Sorbonne
Sorbonne
The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
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In 1953, he founded the Jean-Marie Leclair Instrumental Ensemble, which later became the Jean-François Paillard Chamber Orchestra in 1959. The ensemble has made recordings of much of the Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
repertoire for Erato Records
Erato Records
Erato Records is a record label founded in 1953 to promote French classical music. In 1992 it became part of Warner Bros. Records. In 1999 Erato launched a subsidiary Detour Records....
and has toured throughout Europe and the United States. It has also recorded with many leading French instrumentalists, including Maurice André
Maurice André
Maurice André is a French trumpeter, active in the classical music field.-Biography:He is a classical virtuoso trumpeter, born in Alès, France in the Cévennes into a mining family. His father was an amateur musician....
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Paillard has also appeared frequently as a guest conductor with other orchestras and been active as an author. He edited the series Archives de la Musique Instrumentale and published La musique française classique in 1960.