Édouard Colonne, French violinist and conductor (d. 1910)
Édouard Juda Colonne (23 July 1838 – 28 March 1910) was a French conductor and violinist, who was a champion of the music of Berlioz and other eminent 19th-century composers.
1838Jul, 23
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