The Royal Conservatory of Liège (RCL) () is a historic
conservatory in
Liège
Liège ( ; ; ; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the Liège Province, province of Liège, Belgium. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east o ...
, Belgium. It is one of four conservatories in the
French Community
The French Community () was the constitutional organization set up in October 1958 between France and its remaining African colonies, then in the process of decolonization. It replaced the French Union, which had reorganized the colonial em ...
of Belgium that offers higher education courses in music and theatre.
Located at 29 Piercot Forgeur, the school's principal building was built in 1887 using a
neoclassical design by architects Louis Boonen and Laurent Demany. Inside the building is a large concert hall, the , which has recently been entirely renovated. The hall is the major performance venue for the
Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège.
History
The RCL was founded in 1826 by
King William I of the Netherlands.
Joseph Daussoigne-Méhul served as the school's first director from 1827 to 1862.
was director of the conservatory from 1872 to 1911.
Notable faculty
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Théo Charlier
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Jeanne Demessieux
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Julien Ghyoros
Notable alumni
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Bratislav Anastasijević
Bratislav "Bata" Anastasijević (18 April 1936, Niš, Serbia, Yugoslavia – 12 October 1992, Niš) was a university music professor, pianist, composer, conductor, Ethnomusicology, ethnomusicologist, leader of vocal quartets, quintets, sextets, oc ...
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Gaston Dethier
Gaston Marie Dethier (1875 – 1958) was an American organist, pianist, and composer of Belgian birth.
Early life
Born in Liège, he was the son of organist Emile Dethier, Emile Jean Joseph Dethier (1849-1933), the brother of violinist Edouar ...
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Camille Everardi
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César Franck
César Auguste Jean Guillaume Hubert Franck (; 10 December 1822 – 8 November 1890) was a French Romantic music, Romantic composer, pianist, organist, and music teacher born in present-day Belgium.
He was born in Liège (which at the time of h ...
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Frantz Jehin-Prume
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Sophie Karthäuser
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Marc Laho
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Ovide Musin
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Hasan Cihat Örter
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Jean Rogister
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Dorcy Rugamba
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Adolphe Samuel
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Caroline Samuel
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Eugène Ysaÿe
References
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Buildings and structures in Liège
Education in Liège
Drama schools in Belgium
Music schools in Belgium
Organisations based in Belgium with royal patronage
1826 establishments in the Netherlands
19th-century establishments in the Southern Netherlands