Duvernoy, Alphonse |
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BORN 30 Aug 1842, Paris - DIED 7 Mar 1907, Paris GRAVE LOCATION Paris: Cimetière de Montmartre, 20 Avenue Rachel (division 32, ligne 01, numéro 09 (Duvernoy family tomb)) |
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Alphonse Duvernoy was the son of the opera singer Charles-François Duvernoy (1796-1872). At the Conservatory in Paris he studied piano under Antoine François Marmontel, Grançois Bazin and Auguste Barbereau. He made career as a pianist and a composer and also became a professor of piano at the Conservatory. Among his students was Alexander Winkler. As a composer he wrote operas, piano works and a ballet. In 1900 he won the Grand Prix de la Ville de Paris for his symphonic poem "La tempête" from 1880. In 1881 he married Marianne Viardot, the daughter of the singer Pauline Viardot. The singer and pianist Edmond Duvernoy was his brother. Family • Daughter: Duvernoy, Suzanne • Wife: Viardot, Marianne (1881-1907) |
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 The grave of Alphonse Duvernoy, Marianne Viardot and Suzanne Duvernoy at the Montmartre Cimetière, Paris. Picture by Androom (05 Nov 2017) |
 The grave of Alphonse Duvernoy, Marianne Viardot and Suzanne Duvernoy at the Montmartre Cimetière, Paris. Picture by Androom (05 Nov 2017) |
Sources • Alphonse Duvernoy - Wikipedia (EN) |
