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Louis (Félix André) Fourestier (31 May 1892 – 30 September 1976) was a French , composer and , and was one of the founders of the Orchestre Symphonique de Paris.


Early years, compositions and prizes
Fourestier was born in , where he studied the cello at the local conservatory. He entered the Conservatoire de Paris in 1909 and was a pupil of Alexandre Guilmant, , André Gedalge, , (harmony) and Vincent d'Indy (conducting),
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winning prizes for harmony and counterpoint. In 1924, he won the for his Patria. This was followed by the Prix de Rome in 1925 for another cantata, La mort d'Adonis, and in 1927 the First Grand Prix for the symphonic poem Polynice.


Conducting career
Returning from Rome, Fourestier was engaged as a cellist at the Opéra Comique. His conducting career commenced when, in 1927, he took charge of the orchestra for a performance of 's Cavalleria rusticana, and he was appointed principal conductor later that year, leaving the company in 1932.
(1992). 9780195221862, Oxford University Press.
, article by Paul Griffiths: Fourestier, Louis, vol. 2, p. 266.
He subsequently conducted various orchestras in Paris and elsewhere (, and ). In 1928 he co-founded the Orchestre Symphonique de Paris along with and , before giving way to . In 1938 he succeeded as principal conductor at the , remaining there until 1965.

After World War II, Fourestier appeared as guest conductor in Spain, Germany, Italy and Switzerland. From 1946 to 1948 he conducted thirty-two performances of Lakmé, , Faust, and Louise at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City and on tour. Among the singers were , , , Bidu Sayão, Risë Stevens, , Jussi Björling, John Brownlee, , , , , and Ramón Vinay. Metropolitan Opera performances: Louis Fourestier, MetOpera database. Accessed 28 October 2012


Professor of conducting and final years
From 1945 to 1963, Fourestier was professor of conducting at the Paris Conservatoire. Louis Frémaux, Pierre Rolland, and were among his students. At the age of 82, he conducted in La Madeleine a celebration of the 60th anniversary of the death of Gabriel Fauré. Two years later, he died in the Paris suburb of Boulogne-Billancourt.


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