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- March 2, 1839, Orthez, France
- Died:
- Dec. 19, 1934, St.-Avit (aged 95)
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Francis Planté
French pianist
Francis Planté (born March 2, 1839, Orthez, France—died Dec. 19, 1934, St.-Avit) was a French pianist active in Paris in the late 19th century.
Planté made his Paris debut as a nine-year-old prodigy. He became a pupil of A.-F. Marmontel at the Conservatoire in 1849 and won the first prize for piano in 1850 after only seven months of tuition. He then became a protégé of Liszt and Rossini, playing in many of the Parisian salons. From 1861 to 1872 he studied piano privately, not appearing in public; on his return to the stage, he was acclaimed as a virtuoso with a finished technique. He gave concerts regularly until 1900, when he abruptly stopped public appearances except for rare concerts for charity. In 1908 he made several recordings.
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