René Voisin
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René Louis Gabriel Voisin (19 November 1893-1952) was a French
trumpeter.
Born in Angers, France, Voisin was a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
trumpet section for 24 years, between 1928 and his death in 1952; he was also father and teacher to Roger Voisin
, the trumpet player and pedagogue who would later become principal trumpet of the Boston Symphony.
Voisin was a student of Pierre Vignal (1879-1943) at the Paris Conservatory. Whilst in Paris
, Voisin worked as a freelance musician, and played in the first performance of Igor Stravinsky
's The Rite of Spring
; here he also became friends with conductor Sergei Koussévitzky and played with the Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
between 1920 and 1928. Koussévitzky later succeeded Pierre Monteux
as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
, and brought Voisin to the Boston Symphony as fourth trumpet in 1928.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
trumpeter.
Born in Angers, France, Voisin was a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Boston Symphony Orchestra
The Boston Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts. It is one of the five American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1881, the BSO plays most of its concerts at Boston's Symphony Hall and in the summer performs at the Tanglewood Music Center...
trumpet section for 24 years, between 1928 and his death in 1952; he was also father and teacher to Roger Voisin
Roger Voisin
Roger Louis Voisin was a French-born American classical trumpeter. In 1959, The New York Times called him "one of the best-known trumpeters in this country."-Performing career:...
, the trumpet player and pedagogue who would later become principal trumpet of the Boston Symphony.
Voisin was a student of Pierre Vignal (1879-1943) at the Paris Conservatory. Whilst in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, Voisin worked as a freelance musician, and played in the first performance of Igor Stravinsky
Igor Stravinsky
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky ; 6 April 1971) was a Russian, later naturalized French, and then naturalized American composer, pianist, and conductor....
's The Rite of Spring
The Rite of Spring
The Rite of Spring, original French title Le sacre du printemps , is a ballet with music by Igor Stravinsky; choreography by Vaslav Nijinsky; and concept, set design and costumes by Nicholas Roerich...
; here he also became friends with conductor Sergei Koussévitzky and played with the Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
The Orchestre de la Société des concerts du Conservatoire was a symphony orchestra established in Paris in 1828. It gave its first concert on 9 March 1828 with music by Beethoven, Rossini, Meifreid, Rode and Cherubini....
between 1920 and 1928. Koussévitzky later succeeded Pierre Monteux
Pierre Monteux
Pierre Monteux was an orchestra conductor. Born in Paris, France, Monteux later became an American citizen.-Life and career:Monteux was born in Paris in 1875. His family was descended from Sephardi Jews who came to France in the wake of the Spanish Inquisition. He studied violin from an early age,...
as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Boston Symphony Orchestra
The Boston Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts. It is one of the five American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1881, the BSO plays most of its concerts at Boston's Symphony Hall and in the summer performs at the Tanglewood Music Center...
, and brought Voisin to the Boston Symphony as fourth trumpet in 1928.