Paul Taffanel

About

French flautist who founded the French Flute School and who worked as a conductor and composer over the course of his career.

Before Fame

He took his first flute lessons from his father at age nine and put on his first concert a year later.

Trivia

He was the chief conductor at the Paris Opera from 1890 to 1906.

Family Life

He married Geneviève Deslignières in 1874 and died in Paris in 1908.

Associated With

In concert he often played works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.