Samuel-Holeman, Eugène
Samuel-Holeman, Eugène
Samuel-Holeman, Eugène , Belgian pianist, conductor, and composer, son of Adolphe (-Abraham) Samuel ; b. Brussels, Nov. 3, 1863; d. there, Jan. 25, 1942. After studying piano and theory at the Ghent Cons., he was active as a pianist and conductor, pursuing his career primarily in France. He wrote an opera, Un vendredi saint en Zélande, a monodrama, La jeune fille à la fenêtre (1904), Sym., Harp Concerto, chamber music, and songs.
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