Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht (born, Paris, 17 September 1880, died Paris, 14 February 1965) was a French composer, conductor and writer.
Inghelbrecht was the son of a viola-player, studied at the Paris Conservatoire and made his debut as a conductor in 1908 at the Théâtre des Arts.
Inghelbrecht entered the Conservatoire aged 7 and studied solfege, harmony and violin. At the aged of 16 he was expelled when caught playing the violin in local cafes. Ar...
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Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht (born, Paris, 17 September 1880, died Paris, 14 February 1965) was a French composer, conductor and writer.
Inghelbrecht was the son of a viola-player, studied at the Paris Conservatoire and made his debut as a conductor in 1908 at the Théâtre des Arts.
Inghelbrecht entered the Conservatoire aged 7 and studied solfege, harmony and violin. At the aged of 16 he was expelled when caught playing the violin in local cafes. Around this time he was appointed second violin at the Concerts de l'Opéra; his friend Pierre Monteux, then conductor of the Concerts Berlioz, would use him as a substitute – all of which gave him important experience.
In 1908 he conducted the first performance of La Tragédie de Salomé which was a success and led to more engagements with leading musicians, including acting as chorus master for the first performance of Le martyre de Saint Sébastien. In 1913 he was appointed as director of the new Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, inaugurated on 2 April...
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