Vidal, Paul Antonin

Vidal, Paul Antonin (16 June 1863, Toulouse; 9 April 1931, Paris), French conductor and composer, attended the conservatory in his native city and then transferred to the Conservatoire in Paris, where he studied composition under Jules Massenet . He distinguished himself as a student in Paris by winning an impressive array of prizes including the Grand Prix de Rome in 1883. In Rome, he met and became a friend of Claude Debussy . When Vidal returned to Paris, he was named assistant chorus…