Henri Dutilleux

Henri Dutilleux (born January 22, 1916) is a French composer.

He was born in Angers, and studied music at the Paris Conservatoire from 1933 to 1938. He won the Prix de Rome in 1938, but did not complete the entire residen

Henri Dutilleux (born January 22, 1916) is a French composer.

He was born in Angers, and studied music at the Paris Conservatoire from 1933 to 1938. He won the Prix de Rome in 1938, but did not complete the entire residency due to the outbreak of hostilities in Rome and Paris. Dutilleux worked for French Radio from 1943 to 1963 and taught at the École Normale de Musique from 1961. He was appointed professor at the Paris Conservatoire in 1970. Some of his better-known students include French composers Gérard Grisey, Francis Bayer, and Canadian composer Jacques Hétu.