Édouard Lalo

French violinist and composer, born on January 27, 1823, in Lille; died on April 22, 1892 in Paris.

Lalo is appreciated for the richness of his orchestration and for his original melodic invention, supported by a rich harmonic structure of a romantic style.

In his "Symphonie Espagnole" for violin and orchestra, which has become a cornerstone of virtuoso concertism, the melog and popular Iberian rhythms are reinterpreted with undoubted personality and creativity.