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Pierre Monteux

1875 - 1964

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Pierre Benjamin Monteux (pronounced [pjɛʁ mɔ̃.tø]; 4 April 1875 – 1 July 1964) was a French (later American) conductor. After violin and viola studies, and a decade as an orchestral player and occasional conductor, he began to receive regular conducting engagements in 1907. He came to prominence when, for Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes company between 1911 and 1914, he conducted the world premieres of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring and other prominent works including Petrushka, The Nightingale, Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé, and Debussy's Jeux. Thereafter he directed orchestras around the world for more than half a century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre Monteux is the 34th most popular conductor (up from 40th in 2019), the 2,192nd most popular biography from France (up from 2,390th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular French Conductor.

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Among CONDUCTORS

Among conductors, Pierre Monteux ranks 34 out of 128. Before him are Charles Dutoit, Leif Segerstam, Simon Rattle, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Václav Neumann, and James Levine. After him are John Philip Sousa, Riccardo Chailly, Colin Davis, John Eliot Gardiner, George Szell, and John Barbirolli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1875, Pierre Monteux ranks 61. Before him are Fatali Khan Khoyski, Maurice de Broglie, Rafael Sabatini, Prithvi Bir Bikram Shah, Gustav Flatow, and Eugene Meyer. After him are Albert Ketèlbey, Birsa Munda, Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará, Elisabeth von Gutmann, Konstantin Hierl, and Prince Franz of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 1964, Pierre Monteux ranks 61. Before him are Andriy Melnyk, Carl Van Vechten, Mikhail Larionov, Hinrich Lohse, Veit Harlan, and Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria. After him are Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, C. I. Lewis, Heinrich von Brentano, Heinz Jost, Prince Axel of Denmark, and Firmin Lambot.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pierre Monteux ranks 2,192 out of 6,770. Before him are Jo Schlesser (1928), Paul Virilio (1932), Jean Djorkaeff (1939), Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1805), Émile Coué (1857), and Marina Ginestà (1919). After him are Jean-Pierre Aumont (1911), Gunnor (950), Niels Arestrup (1949), Michel Lotito (1950), Zygmunt Krasiński (1812), and Paul Poupard (1930).

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Among CONDUCTORS In France

Among conductors born in France, Pierre Monteux ranks 2. Before him are Lorin Maazel (1930). After him are Charles Munch (1891), Jean Martinon (1910), and Paul Paray (1886).

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