Adrien-François Servais Musical artist

Adrien-François Servais (6 June 1807 – 26 November 1866) was one of the most influential cellists of the nineteenth century. He was born and died in Halle, Belgium. He is one of the founders of the Modern Cellistic Schools of Paris and Madrid, which began with his friend Auguste Franchomme and his disciple Víctor Mirecki Larramat. His compositions are still being studied, performed and recorded all over the world.

Personal facts

Adrien-François Servais
Birth dateJune 06, 1807
Birth place
Halle Belgium
Date of deathNovember 26, 1866
Place of death
Halle Belgium

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Musical artist

BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Classical music
instrument
Cello
Servais Stradivarius
Giovanni Grancino

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Adrien-François Servais on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.cello.org/heaven/bios/servais/serv01.htm
  2. http://www.servais-vzw.org/en/home.php
  3. http://www.servais2007.be/en/actueel.php
  4. http://www.wensinnyang.de/en/servais.html