Paul Taffanel

• Born on the 16th of september 1844 in Bordeaux, France
• First lessons with his father, first concert at the age of ten
• Student of Dorus at the Paris conservatory
• 1860 first award for flute at the conservatory
• In the same year employment in the Opera Orchestra in Paris .
• 1862 first award for harmony
• 1865 first award for counter point and fugue
• 1864-1896 solo flutist at the Paris Opera
• 1867-1890 member of the conservatory orchestra
• 1872 co-foander of the "Sociètè Classique"
• 1887 conductor at the Grand Opera, Paris
• 1889 knight of the Legion of Honor
• 1890-1906 conductor at the Paris Opera
• 1893-1908 professor for flute at the conservatory
• Since 1897 head of the orchestra class at the conservatory
• 1901 physical breakdown
• He received the following distinctions: Polar star medal (Sweden), Crown medal (Italy), St. Annen medal (Russia), Medal of the Lion and the Sun (Persia)
• Fauré dedicated his Fantasie to him.
• Died on the 22nd (or 21st?) of november 1908 in Paris

Last update: 17.02.2010