Person Open DS/UK/3589 Ansermet; Ernest (11 November 1883-20 February 1969); Swiss conductor Ansermet Ernest 11 November 1883-20 February 1969 Swiss conductor Male (cisgender) Ernest Alexandre Ansermet Vevey, Switzerland (born)

Swiss Musician; Conductor White No known disability No known religious affiliation Heterosexual Ernest Alexandre Ansermet was a Swiss conductor. Originally he was a mathematics professor, teaching at the University of Lausanne. He began conducting at the Casino in Montreux in 1912, and from 1915 to 1923 was the conductor for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. Travelling in France for this, he met both Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel, and consulted them on the performance of their works. During World War I, he met Igor Stravinsky, who was exiled in Switzerland and from this meeting began the conductor's lifelong association with Russian music. In 1918 Ansermet founded his own orchestra, the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR). He toured widely in Europe and America and became famous for accurate performances of difficult modern music, making first recordings of works such as Stravinsky's Capriccio with the composer as soloist. Ansermet was one of the first in the field of classical music to take jazz seriously, and in 1919 he wrote an article praising Sidney Bechet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Ansermet (2020) 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 RAHhbryony 1/2/2013 RAHAKirkbride 11/3/2022 7c76cbcc-f5d6-4f72-a494-99cefe3732fb