Paul Paray, French organist, composer, and conductor (died 1979)

Paul Paray

French conductor, organist and composer (1886–1979)

Paul Marie-Adolphe Charles Paray was a French conductor, organist and composer. After winning France's top musical award, the Prix de Rome, he fought in the First World War and was a prisoner of war for nearly four years. He held a succession of chief conductorships, including…