Jacques Ibert

1890 - 1962

French

Summary

Biography

Jacques Ibert (1890-1962) studied music at the Paris Conservatoire from 1910 to 1914. After winning the Grand Prix de Rome in 1919 he stayed at the Villa Medici for three years, writing Escales for orchestra and Histoires for piano, works which rapidly brought him worldwide fame. With his antidogmatic personality Ibert was open to various forms of modernity, and tackled all styles with equal success, producing such major works as his Flute Concerto, the comic opera Angélique, a String Quartet, Symphonie Concertante and the choreographic epic Le Chevalier Errant. As a figurehead in French music – director of the Académie de France in Rome from 1937-1960 with a break for the war years, and administrator of the Paris Opera from 1955-1956 – Ibert was elected to the prestigious Institut de France in 1956.

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Performances

8th January 2025

PERFORMERS
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
CONDUCTOR
Matthew Kraemer
LOCATION
New Marigny Theater, New Orleans, LA, United States of America

9th January 2025

PERFORMERS
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
CONDUCTOR
Matthew Kraemer
LOCATION
Fuhrmann Auditorium, Covington, LA, United States of America

17th January 2025

PERFORMERS
Kansas City Symphony
CONDUCTOR
Mattias Pintscher
LOCATION
Kauffman Performing Arts Center, Kansas City, MO, United States of America

18th January 2025

PERFORMERS
Kansas City Symphony
CONDUCTOR
Mattias Pintscher
LOCATION
Kauffman Performing Arts Center, Kansas City, MO, United States of America

19th January 2025

PERFORMERS
Kansas City Symphony
CONDUCTOR
Mattias Pintscher
LOCATION
Kauffman Performing Arts Center, Kansas City, MO, United States of America

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