Habeneck, François-Antoine

Habeneck, François-Antoine (1 June 1781, Mézières; 8 February 1849, Paris), administrator, was the eldest of three brothers taught to play the violin by their father. Precocious, he played concertos in public at age ten before going to Brest, where he composed concertos by instinct rather than by calling upon any formal education in music. He did not get to Paris until after he was 20 years old, but he was admitted to the Conservatoire to study under Denis Baillot , and his ability secured his…