Piccinni, Louis Alexandre
(1779–1850)> DIRECTOR · COMPOSER
Piccinni, Louis Alexandre (10 September 1779, Paris; 24 April 1850, Paris), director and composer, was the grandson of Niccolò Piccinni and the natural son of Joseph Piccinni. He learned the piano early in life under the tutelage of Hausmann and studied composition under Lesueur. His grandfather advised him to read scores, and he followed this exhortation to become one of the most skilled and informed accompanists of his time. The Feydeau and then the Opéra hired him as accompanist until 1802…