Nadia Boulanger

Boulanger came from a musical family that included her grandmother, mezzo-soprano Marie-Julie, her father, composer and violin professor Ernest-Henri-Alexandre and her sister Lili, a composer. She studied at the Paris Conservatoire and won the second Prix de Rome in 1908 for her composition La Sirène. Her contributions as a conductor included a revival of the madrigals of Monteverdi, performing and recording them during the years between the wars. She also led the way in performing French Baroque and Rennaissance music. Boulanger conducted a Royal Philharmonic Society concert ...