Édouard Louis Nadaud (14 April 1862 – 13 February 1928) was a French classical violinist. An heir of the , he taught the violin at the Conservatoire de Paris from 1900 to 1924.
Biography Nadaud was born at 46 rue des Dames (Quartier des Batignolles) in the 17th arrondissement of Paris at the home of his father and mother, paper merchants: he was the fourth child of the couple. His two older brothers, Albert and Gustave were salesmen and the marriage certificate of Gustave teaches us that their father was also a music teacher.
He followed violin lessons at the conservatoire de Paris in Charles Dancla's class and obtained a first prize there in 1881 shared with a young American, Arma Senkrah (Harknes)Arma Harknes also a student of Charles Dancla and a young Dutchman, Louis Wolff (1865-1926), a student of Lambert Massart.Le Ménestrel n° 2631 7 August 1881 and n° 3625 16 September 1900 page 296 Paris, 15 juillet, article about Arma Harknes
Concertmaster of the Orchestre de la Société des concerts du Conservatoire for eleven years, he was professor of violin at the conservatory from 1 May 1900 until his death on 13 February 1928. Firmin ToucheFirmin Touche on Gallica succeeded him.Le Ménestrel n° 4799 20 April 1928
He trained about sixty students including René Benedetti,René Benedetti on data.bnf.fr Marius Casadesus, Line Talluel,Line Talluel Lucien Quatrochi, etc.
Prizes and distinctions Second violin accessit in 1877 - Piece of competition: Pierre Baillot's 1st Concerto in A minor First violin accessit in 1878 - Piece of competition: Henri Vieuxtemps's 5th Concerto Second violin prize in 1880 - Piece of competition: Pierre Rode's 3rd Concerto First violin prize in 1881 - Piece of competition: Henri Vieuxtemps's third Concerto Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur 2 January 1905.
References
Bibliography Le Conservatoire National de Musique et de déclamation, documents historiques et administratifs, collected or reconstituted by Constant Pierre, deputy head of the secretariat, laureate of the Institute, PARIS, imprimerie Nationale, 1900
External links Portrait à la BNF Archives du Ménestrel de 1833 à 1940 on Gallica Tableau historique des écoles du violon Édouard Nadaud on IMSLP