CHAMINADE, Cecile Louise Stephanie
(1857–1944)> PIANIST · VIOLINIST · CONDUCTOR · COMPOSER
CHAMINADE, Cecile Louise Stephanie (Mme. Carbonel) French pianist, violinist, conductor and composer. Paris, August 8, 1857; e Carlo, April 13, 1944. She came from a non-musical family, yet her early musical talent developed rapidly. She composed sacred pieces at the age of eight and Georges Bizet advised her parents to give her a sound musical education. She studied under Le Couppey (piano), under Savard (counterpoint, harmony and fugue) and under Marsick (violin) and later under Benjamin…