Nadia Boulanger

Nadia Boulanger (September 16, 1887 – October 22, 1979) was an influential composer, conductor, and music professor. She taught many of the most important composers and conductors of the 20th century.

Musical Influences

Boulanger entered the Paris Conservatoire at the age of ten. It was here where she studied organ with Charles-Marie Widor and composition with Gabriel Fauré. After winning first prize in organ, accompaniment, and fugue, she won the Deuxième Grand Prix de Rome in 1908.

Related Topics:
Paris Conservatoire - Charles-Marie Widor - Gabriel Fauré - 1908

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