Jacques-Michel Hurel de Lamare, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French cellist
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Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France
About Jacques-Michel Hurel de Lamare
- Jacques-Michel Hurel de Lamare (1 May 1772 – 27 March 1823) was a noted French cellist. Lamare was born in Paris, to a poor family.
- He studied music at a very young age, entering the Institute of the Pages of the Royal Music at age 7, and turning to study of the cello, with Jean-Louis Duport, at age 15.
- He returned home upon the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789.In 1794, Lamare became cellist at the Théâtre Feydeau in Paris, where he developed a reputation as a soloist.
- He soon thereafter became a professor at the newly founded Conservatoire de Paris, while continuing to perform with the Feydeau.
- On the strength of his reputation as a performer, he decided to leave both positions, and embark on a tour giving performances abroad.
- From 1801 through 1809 he toured Germany and Russia, living mainly in Berlin, St.
- Petersburg, and Moscow.
- In Berlin, he became acquainted in particular with Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia.Lamare returned to France in 1809, traveling through Poland and Austria.
- His return concert at the Odéon in April 1809, however, was not very well received, and thereafter he restricted himself to playing for private audiences, where he enjoyed greater acclaim.
- He married into wealth in 1815, after which he mostly retired from performance, dying in Caen in 1823.His performance skills were legendary in their time, praised by François-Joseph Fétis among others.
- He does not appear to have been gifted as a composer, however, and it is not clear whether any works of his survive.
- Several works were published under his name during his lifetime, including four cello concertos, but these were likely composed by his close friend Daniel Auber.
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