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Ansermet

American  
[ahn-ser-may] / ɑ̃ sɛrˈmeɪ /

noun

  1. Ernest 1883–1969, Swiss symphony orchestra conductor.


Ansermet British  
/ ɑ̃sɛrmɛ /

noun

  1. Ernest (ɛrnɛst). 1883–1969, Swiss orchestral conductor; principal conductor of Diaghilev's Ballet Russe

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Stravinsky had never heard jazz but was inspired by sheet music brought back from the United States by Ansermet.

From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2011

Ernest Ansermet conducted the first performance, on Sept.

From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2011

Swiss Conductor Ernest Ansermet and Hungarian-born Violinist Joseph Szigeti made it a labor of love, took five curtain calls.

From Time Magazine Archive

To see him touch a single note on the piano, said Swiss Conductor Ernest Ansermet, was to see a man in an act of devotion.

From Time Magazine Archive

I was to conduct, for first time in public, selections from L'Oiseau de Feu in the form of a symphonic suite, and the program included Carnaval and Soleil de Minuit conducted by Ernest Ansermet.

From An Autobiography by Igor Stravinsky

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