Édouard Du Puy

Jean Baptiste Edouard Louis Camille Du Puy, born ca 1770 in Neuchâtel in Switzerland, died 3 April 1822 in Stockholm. Here he was employed at the Royal Court Orchestra as concertmaster between 1793–99 and as its chief conductor between 1812−22. He was a highly regarded violinist and conductor and even a popular singer in several stage roles. Edouard Du Puy composed in most genres, from drawing-room ballads to dramatic music in the French style.