Serge Blanc (violinist)

Serge Blanc
Born	(1929-12-31)31 December 1929 Paris, France
Died	29 June 2013(2013-06-29) (aged 83) Paris
Education	Conservatoire de Paris Juilliard School of Music
Occupations	Classical violinist Conductor Academic Music editor
Organizations	Serge Blanc Quartet Pro Arte Quartet Da Camera Trio Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France Conservatoire de Paris
Spouse	Denise Blanc (née Souksi)
Children	Jean David Blanc Emmanuel Blanc
Awards	Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition Enescu Competition
Website	www.sergeblanc.com

Serge Blanc (31 December 1929 – 29 June 2013) was a French classical violinist. A child prodigy trained at the Conservatoire de Paris, he performed from the age of 11 in Paris with the Orchestre Colonne and the Pasdeloup Orchestra. He studied further at the Juilliard School of Music and played at the Tanglewood Festival. Back in France, he founded several chamber music ensembles and became principal of the second violins at the Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris. For several years, he conducted the Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France, but then returned to the opera orchestra. He taught at the Conservatoire de Paris, and edited Bach's Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin.