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Serge Collot

From wikipedia: French viola player, born 1923 in Paris, France, and died at the age of 91 in Gerzat on 11 August 2015. Collot studied viola at the Conservatoire de Paris with [a=Maurice Vieux], chamber music with [a=Joseph Calvet], and composition with [a2972210] and [a=Arthur Honegger]. He won first prizes in viola (1944) and chamber music (1949). Collot was a member of the [a=Quatuor Parrenin], Radiodiffusion Française String Quartet, and the [a=Le Quatuor Bernède]. In 1960 he founded [a=Le Trio À Cordes Français] with violinist [a=Gérard Jarry] and cellist [a=Michel Tournus]. The ensemble performed together for 32 years. From 1957 to 1986 he was Principal Violist with the [a=Orchestre National De L'Opéra De Paris]. Collot served as Professor of Viola for twenty years (1969–1989) at the Conservatoire de Paris. An exponent of contemporary music, Collot performed in [a=Pierre Boulez]'s Domaine Musical concerts until 1970, and inspired many compositions for viola including Quatre Duos for viola and piano (1979) by [a=Betsy Jolas] and, in particular, the Sequenza VI for viola solo (1967) by [a=Luciano Berio]. Collot was made a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in 1989.

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