René Voisin

French trumpeter René Louis Gabriel Voisin (19 November 1893-1952) was a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra trumpet section for 24 years, from 1928 until his death in 1952. René Voisin was also father and teacher to Roger Voisin, the legendary trumpet player and pedagogue who would later become principal trumpet of the Boston Symphony.

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French - Trumpeter - 19 November - 1893 - Boston Symphony Orchestra - Roger Voisin - Pedagogue

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René Voisin was a student of Pierre Vignal (1879-1943) at the Paris Conservatory. While in Paris, Voisin worked as a freelance musician, and played in the premiere performance of Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. There he also became friends with conductor Sergei Koussévitzky and played with the Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire from 1920 until 1928. Koussévitzky later succeeded Pierre Monteux as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and brought Voisin the the Boston Symphony as fourth trumpet in 1928.

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Pierre Vignal - Paris Conservatory - Paris - Igor Stravinsky - Rite of Spring - Sergei Koussévitzky - Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire - Pierre Monteux - Boston Symphony Orchestra

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