Eugénie-Emilie Juliette Folville


Eugénie-Emilie Juliette Folville was a Belgian pianist, violinist, music educator, conductor and composer.

Life

Eugénie-Emilie Juliette Folville was born in Liege, Belgium, and began the study of music with her father who was a lawyer and amateur musician. She studied violin with Charles Malherbe, Ovide Musin and César Thomson and made her debut in Liege in 1879. She had a successful career on the concert stage, and in 1897 took a position teaching piano at the Liege Conservatory.
She lived for several years in London, and during World War II she lived and performed in Bournemouth. Her place of death is uncertain, but thought to be Castres or Dourgne, on 19 or 28 October 1946.

Works

Folville composed for theater, solo instruments, orchestra, chorus, and chamber ensemble. Selected works include:

Orchestral works