Monteux
Americannoun
noun
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He trained as a conductor with Pierre Monteux and Hermann Scherchen, sharing vivacity and rhythmic drive with the former and clarity and incision with the latter.
From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2021
The late André Previn said that the single most important influence on him as conductor was studying with the legendary Pierre Monteux when he was music director in San Francisco.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2019
During military service in the early 50s, he took conducting lessons with Pierre Monteux, and, at the age of 32, abandoned Hollywood to concentrate on a classical career.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 28, 2019
Pierre Monteux, however, didn’t stop conducting to try to tell people how to receive his art.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 19, 2017
On our arrival in Paris, rehearsals started under the direction of Pierre Monteux, who was for several years the conductor of the Russian Ballet.
From An Autobiography by Stravinsky, Igor
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