Jean Hubeau

Jean Hubeau ( born June 22, 1917 in Paris, † 19 August 1992 ) was a French composer, pianist and music teacher.

Hubeau came at the age of nine years at the Paris Conservatoire, where he studied composition with Paul Dukas, piano with Lazare Lévy, harmony with Jean and counterpoint with Noël Gallon. In 1934 he won with the cantata La Légende de Roukmani the First Second Grand Prix de Rome. The following year he was awarded the Prix Louis Diemer. Later Hubeau studied conducting with Felix Weingartner in Vienna.

In 1942 he followed Claude Delvincourt as the director of the Conservatory of Versailles, who took over the leadership of the Conservatory in Paris. From 1957 to 1982 Hubeau was professor of chamber music at the Paris Conservatory. Here the pianist Jacques Rouvier, violinist Olivier Charlier and cellist Sonia Wieder- Atherton were among his pupils.

In addition Hubeau was also a respected pianist. As a soloist and chamber musician, he played (for example, with Pierre Fournier ), among other works of Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, Antonin Dvorak, Gabriel Fauré and Camille Saint- Saens.

In addition to works for the piano Hubeau composed several instrumental concertos, three ballets, chamber music, songs and chansons.

Works

• La Fiancée du Diable, Ballet
• Trois Fables de La Fontaine, Ballet
• Un coeur de l' Infante diamond- ou, Ballet
• Cello Concerto in A minor
• Concerto pour piano et orchester héroïque
• Violin Concerto in C major
• Variations pour Piano