Jean Hubeau

Jean Hubeau was born on 22 June 1917 in Paris (France). At the age of nine he was admitted to the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique in Paris, where he received his general education alongside his first formal musical training. At the conservatory he studied composition with Paul Dukas, piano with Lazare Levy, harmony with Jean Gallon, and counterpoint with Noel Gallon. He obtained a first prize in piano and a first prize in harmony in 1930 at the age of thirteen, followed by a first prize for accompaniment at fourteen. In 1934 he was awarded the Second Grand Prix de Rome for his cantata "La Legende de Roukmani", and in 1935 he received the Prix Louis-Diemer. After receiving a scholarship in 1937, he continued his studies in Vienna, where he studied conducting with Felix Weingartner.
During the early 1940s he began his professional career as a pianist and chamber musician and undertook concert tours in Europe. In 1941, when Claude Delvincourt became director of the Paris Conservatoire, Hubeau succeeded him as head of the Music Academy in Versailles, a position he held until 1957. From 1957 to 1982 he served as professor of chamber music at the Paris Conservatoire. Alongside his teaching activities he continued to perform as a pianist, both as a soloist and chamber musician, and made recordings with various instrumentalists.
As a composer he produced orchestral works, concertos, chamber music, ballets, vocal works, and piano compositions throughout his career. His professional activities also included radio performances, recordings, and collaborations with instrumentalists and singers. 
Jean Hubeau died on 19 August 1992 in Paris (France).

In my possession are two autograph manuscripts of songs by Jean Hubeau. Both works are scored for voice and piano and both works were later published by Pierre Noel. My manuscripts are:

• Chanson de Fol (composed October 1934, text by Paul Fort)
• Les Bergieres (composed May 1938, text by Francois Villon)

In addition I also own two copies of the printed score of "Les Bergieres", one inscribed by Jean Hubeau to soprano Janine Micheau in 1942.