Louis-Joseph Diémer

French pianist
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Born:
Feb. 14, 1843, Paris
Died:
Dec. 21, 1919, Paris (aged 76)

Louis-Joseph Diémer (born Feb. 14, 1843, Paris—died Dec. 21, 1919, Paris) was a French pianist and teacher who was one of the first advocates of early keyboard music and instruments. He was a student at the Paris Conservatoire from 1855 to 1861, and from 1863 he performed regularly, playing at the Alard, Pasdeloup, Colonne, Lamoureux, and Conservatoire concerts with great success; his repertoire included pieces written for him by Charles-Marie Widor, Camille Saint-Saëns, and Édouard Lalo. He was appointed professor of piano at the Conservatoire in 1887; in 1889 he gave a series of harpsichord recitals at the Universal Exhibition ...(100 of 136 words)