Stravinsky, 'e can do what 'e like, but I have to do what z… - Pierre Monteux

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Stravinsky, 'e can do what 'e like, but I have to do what ze composer 'as written.

Pierre Monteux

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Pierre Monteux (4 April 1875 – 1 July 1964, in Paris, France) was a conductor who directed over 100 orchestras around the world. He began his career in Paris in music-hall, chamber music and as the principal viola of the Colonne Orchestra. He was in turn principal conductor of the Ballets Russes, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and the London Symphony Orchestra. As a conductor he premiered several important works, and left a major legacy of recordings.

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Alternative Names: Pierre Benjamin Monteux

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Stravinsky, 'e can do what 'e like, but I have to do what ze composer 'as written. - Pierre Monteux

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