Person Open DS/UK/320 Cortot; Alfred Denis (1877-1962); French-Swiss pianist and conductor Cortot Alfred Denis 1877-1962 French-Swiss pianist and conductor Male DS/UK/322

Alfred Cortot was born in and studied at the Paris Conservatoire. He made his debut at the Concerts Colonne in 1897, playing Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3. Between 1898 and 1901 he was a choral coach and subsequently an assistant conductor at the Bayreuth Festival. In 1902 he conducted the Paris premiere of Wagner's Götterdämmerung. He formed a concert society to perform Wagner's Parsifal, Beethoven's Missa solemnis, Brahms' German Requiem, and new works by French composers. In 1905, Cortot formed a trio with Jacques Thibaud and Pablo Casals, which established itself as the leading piano trio of its era. In 1907, he was appointed Professor by Gabriel Fauré at the Conservatoire de Paris. In 1919 Cortot founded the École Normale de Musique de Paris. His courses in musical interpretation were legendary. He died in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1962. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 7/18/2012 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 28e20f24-8a14-4f88-8ce2-99c833bbedb6