Hector Berlioz
Hector Berlioz was born on December 11, 1803, in La Côte‑Saint‑André, France,
and was a French composer, conductor, music critic, and writer. His early
musical education was guided by his father, a physician, and formal study under
Jean‑François Lesueur and Antoine Reicha. The first breakthrough came with the
premiere of Symphonie fantastique (1830), a program symphony that attracted
attention across Europe. In the following decade, he produced landmark works
such as Harold en Italie (1834), Roméo et Juliette (1839), and Symphonie funèbre
et triomphale (1840), while touring Russi...
