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Jean Fournet was born on 14 April, 1913 in Rouen, France, is a French flutist and conductor (1913–2008). Discover Jean Fournet's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 95 years old?
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| Occupation |
music_department,soundtrack |
| Age |
95 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aries |
| Born |
14 April 1913 |
| Birthday |
14 April |
| Birthplace |
Rouen, France |
| Date of death |
3 November, 2008 |
| Died Place |
Hilversum, Netherlands |
| Nationality |
France
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Jean Fournet Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Jean Fournet's Wife?
His wife is Miriam Hannecart-Jakes (2003 - 3 November 2008) ( his death), Gisele Eude (1943 - 1993) ( her death) ( 2 children)
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| Parents |
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| Wife |
Miriam Hannecart-Jakes (2003 - 3 November 2008) ( his death), Gisele Eude (1943 - 1993) ( her death) ( 2 children) |
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Jean Fournet Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Jean Fournet worth at the age of 95 years old? Jean Fournet’s income source is mostly from being a successful Music Department. He is from France. We have estimated Jean Fournet's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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| Source of Income |
Music Department |
Jean Fournet Social Network
Timeline
Jean Fournet (14 April 1913 – 3 November 2008) was a French flautist and conductor.
Fournet was born in Rouen in 1913.
His father was a flutist who gave him some instruction on the flute and music theory.
Fournet was then trained at the Conservatoire de Paris in flute by Gaston Blanquart and Marcel Moyse, and conducting by Philippe Gaubert (himself a flutist).
He performed on the flute at age fifteen with the Orchestra of the Théâtre des Arts in Rouen.
He first established himself as a conductor in his native country conducting in Rouen 1936-1940, Marseilles 1940-1944, and then as director of the Paris Opéra-Comique 1944-1957.
He was also a professor of conducting at the École Normale de Musique de Paris 1944-1962.
In 1949, and again in 1950, he was guest conductor with the Radio Éireann Symphony Orchestra.
His debut with the Concertgebouw Orchestra was in 1950.
The Netherlands became Fournet’s second home.
He became principal guest conductor of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra in Hilversum 1961-1968, where he also taught conducting.
He served as music director of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra 1968-1973, and the newly created Orchestre National de l’Île de France 1973-1982.
He married Miriam-Hannecart Jakes, an American who performed the Cor anglais with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra from 1977.
He was the conductor of the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra 1983-1986 (he was given the title Honorary Conductor in 1989, and on his death in 2008 he was honored again with the title Permanent Honorary Conductor).
His debut with the Lyric Opera of Chicago was in 1965 with a double bill of Carmina Burana and L'heure espagnole, and his debut with the Metropolitan Opera in New York was on 28 March 1987, when he conducted Samson et Dalila.
Fournet was also president of the jury of the Besançon International Conductor's Competition for many years.
He proved a welcome addition to opera companies in America, where the French style had become something of a lost art.
Beyond stage work, he proved, both early and late, a persuasive interpreter of the French symphonic literature.
He was known as a gentle perfectionist, rarely raising his voice in rehearsal.
Jean Fournet's career extended over an extraordinarily long period.
His final concert was conducted in January 2005, at age 91, with the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra.
Following that concert he retired to his home in Weesp near Hilversum in the Netherlands, where he died in 2008, aged 95.
