Pierre Nerini
Pierre Emmanuel Nerini (7 October 1915 – 27 February 2006)[1] was a French classical violinist and music teacher.
Biography
Nerini was born in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, in a family of musicians from Milan.[2] His father was Emmanuel Nerini who gave his name to a music competition. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris where he obtained a first prize in violin and an accessit in harmony. During his musical career he was a member of various orchestras including the Orchestre Lamoureux and the Pasdeloup Orchestra. From 1945 to 1965, he was concertmaster at the Opéra de Paris.
He was also a violin teacher at the Conservatoire de Versailles from 1957 to 1967 and at the Conservatoire de Paris from 1965 to 1985. He has written several books dedicated to violin teaching.
Nerini died in Paris on 27 February 2006 at age 90.
Nerini Competition
In 1960, Nerini became director of the Nerini competition[3] founded by his father to reward talented and promising young musicians (pianists, violinists, flutists). The competition only survived two years after Nerini's death since its last edition took place in 2007 under the aegis of Annick Nerini, Nerini's daughter.
