Jacques Ibert

1890 - 1962

French

Summary

Biography

Jacques Ibert (1890-1962) studied music at the Paris Conservatoire from 1910 to 1914. After winning the Grand Prix de Rome in 1919 he stayed at the Villa Medici for three years, writing Escales for orchestra and Histoires for piano, works which rapidly brought him worldwide fame. With his antidogmatic personality Ibert was open to various forms of modernity, and tackled all styles with equal success, producing such major works as his Flute Concerto, the comic opera Angélique, a String Quartet, Symphonie Concertante and the choreographic epic Le Chevalier Errant. As a figurehead in French music – director of the Académie de France in Rome from 1937-1960 with a break for the war years, and administrator of the Paris Opera from 1955-1956 – Ibert was elected to the prestigious Institut de France in 1956.

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Performances

28th September 2025

SOLOISTS
Caroline Ning; Rebecca Deal
PERFORMERS
Scruffy City Orchestra
CONDUCTOR
Dr. Ace Edewards
LOCATION
Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Knoxville, TN, United States of America

4th October 2025

SOLOISTS
Demarre McGill flute
PERFORMERS
Peninsula Symphony
CONDUCTOR
Lara Webber
LOCATION
Heritage Theatre, Campbell, CA, United States of America

5th October 2025

SOLOISTS
Demarre McGill flute
PERFORMERS
Peninsula Symphony
CONDUCTOR
Lara Webber
LOCATION
San Mateo Performing Arts Center, Campbell, CA, United States of America

11th October 2025

SOLOISTS
Catherine Peterson
PERFORMERS
Evergreen Chamber Orchestra
CONDUCTOR
William Hill
LOCATION
Rockland Community Church, Golden, CO, United States of America

12th October 2025

SOLOISTS
Catherine Peterson
PERFORMERS
Evergreen Chamber Orchestra
CONDUCTOR
William Hill
LOCATION
First Universalist, Denver, CO, United States of America

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