Julius or Jules Conus (russian: Юлий Эдуардович Конюс, ''Yuly Eduardovich Konyus''; 1 February 1869 3 January 1942) was a Russian

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ist and

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. Conus was born in Moscow, the son of the pianist Eduard Conus. His brothers were the musicians

Georgi Conus Georgi Eduardovich Conus, french: Georges Conus (russian: Гео́ргий Эдуа́рдович Коню́с, ''Georgy Eduardovich Konyus''; , Moscow 29 August 1933, Moscow) was a Russian music theorist and composer of French descent. He was th ...

and

Lev Conus Lev Eduardovich Conus (russian: Лев Эдуа́рдович Коню́с, ''Lev Eduárdovich Konyús''), known in Western Europe and the US as Leon Conus (1871–1944), was a Russian pianist, music educator, and composer. A brother of the comp ...

. All three brothers studied in the

Moscow Conservatory The Moscow Conservatory, also officially Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory (russian: Московская государственная консерватория им. П. И. Чайковского, link=no) is a musical educational inst ...

; among their teachers were

Sergei Taneyev Sergey Ivanovich Taneyev (russian: Серге́й Ива́нович Тане́ев, ; – ) was a Russian composer, pianist, teacher of composition, music theorist and author. Life Taneyev was born in Vladimir, Vladimir Governorate, Russia ...

and

Anton Arensky Anton Stepanovich Arensky (russian: Анто́н Степа́нович Аре́нский; – ) was a Russian composer of Romantic classical music, a pianist and a professor of music. Biography Arensky was born into an affluent, music-loving ...

. Following the

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he emigrated to France, where his son,

Serge Conus Serge Yulievitch Conus (russian: Серге́й Юльевич Коню́с; October 18, 1902 – October 26, 1988) was a Russian pianist and composer who performed in the United States and Europe. Biography Early life Conus was born i ...

, was born. Another of his sons, Boris, married the daughter of

Sergei Rachmaninoff Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff; in Russian pre-revolutionary script. (28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one o ...

. Julius Conus returned to Moscow in 1939, dying there in 1942. His compositions include a concerto for violin which has been recorded by, among others,

Jascha Heifetz Jascha Heifetz (; December 10, 1987) was a Russian-born American violinist. Born in Vilnius, he moved while still a teenager to the United States, where his Carnegie Hall debut was rapturously received. He was a virtuoso since childhood. Fritz ...

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