Jacques Albert and Victor-Charles Mahillon, brothers in arms?

Description

Jacques Albert (1849-1918) may be considered the most important Belgian oboe maker of the 19th and early 20th centuries. He was not only the son of the renowned Brussels woodwind instrument maker Eugène Albert, but he was also a qualified oboist of the Brussels Royal Conservatory. In addition to oboes, he also produced other woodwind instruments, such as flutes and bassoons. He was therefore both a colleague and a competitor of his contemporary, Victor-Charles Mahillon. Surviving instruments by both makers sometimes show remarkable similarities and shed new light on the relationship of these two major instrument makers of the Brussels Belle Epoque.

Period	28 Jun 2024
Event title	The Galpin Society 2024 Conference: Materiality and the Meaning of Musical Instruments
Event type	Conference
Location	Oxford, United KingdomShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International