Léon van Hout (28 November 1864 in

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– 23 November 1945 in

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) was a Belgian violist and music educator. From 1888 to 1894 van Hout was the violist of the Ysaÿe Quartet along with cellist Joseph Jacob, and violinists Mathieu Crickboom and

Eugène Ysaÿe Eugène-Auguste Ysaÿe (; 16 July 185812 May 1931) was a Belgian virtuoso violinist, composer, and conductor. He was regarded as "The King of the Violin", or, as Nathan Milstein put it, the "tsar". Early years Born in Liège, Ysaÿe began ...

. He was principal violist of the

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from 1889. Van Hout was professor of viola at

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from 1893. He taught a generation of Belgian violists including Robert Courte, who succeeded him at the Conservatory, Charles Foidart, Lionel Blomme, and Gaston Jacobs. Van Hout inspired many Belgian composers to write works for the viola.

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(1893–1974) :: Concerto for viola and orchestra, Op. 54 (1942) * Francis de Bourguignon (1890–1961) :: Suite for viola and orchestra, Op. 67 (1940) * Raymond Chevreuille (1901–1976) :: ''Double Concerto'' in E major for viola, piano and orchestra, Op. 34 (1946) :: Quartet for 4 violas, Op. 24 (1942) *

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(1899–1938) :: ''Pastourelle'' for viola and piano (1934) :: Sonatine for flute and viola (1934) * Séraphin Lonque (1873–1943) :: Concerto No. 1 in G minor for viola and orchestra, Op. 13 * Léopold Wallner (1847–1913) :: ''Suite Polonaise'' for viola (viola alta) and piano (1896)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hout, Leon Van 1864 births 1945 deaths Belgian classical violists Belgian music educators Viola educators Academic staff of the Royal Conservatory of Brussels Musicians from Liège