Cro-Saint-Ange, Celestine Ernest

Celestin Ernest Cros-Saint-Ange ( fr. Célestin Ernest Cros-Saint-Ange ; September 11, 1855 , Castres - 1919 ) - French cellist.

Celestin Ernest Cro-Saint-Ange
basic information
Date of Birth
Place of Birth
Date of death
Professions
Instruments

He studied in Toulouse , then in Marseille with Auguste Tolbek, and finally at the Paris Conservatory with Auguste Francomme . After graduating from the course in 1870, he undertook a number of touring trips, including a very successful series of performances in the UK in 1872. Returning to France, in 1882-1906. played in the Orchestra of the Concert Society of the Paris Conservatory (since 1903, concertmaster of cello ^[1] ). At the same time he performed as an ensemble in string quartets under the direction of Jean-Pierre Moren (the so-called Beethoven Society of the Last Quartets) and Delfin Alard , and also (in 1903) Lucien Cape . In the years 1900-1917. Professor of the Paris Conservatory; among his students, in particular, Lucienne Radiss .