Louis-Hector Berlioz (11 December 1803 – 8 March 1869) was a French Romantic composer, conductor and critic. His output includes orchestral works such as the Symphonie fantastique and Harold in Italy, choral pieces including the Requiem and L'Enfance du Christ, his three operas Benvenuto Cellini, Les Troyens and Béatri
Biography
Louis-Hector Berlioz (11 December 1803 – 8 March 1869) was a French Romantic composer, conductor and critic. His output includes orchestral works such as the Symphonie fantastique and Harold in Italy, choral pieces including the Requiem and L'Enfance du Christ, his three operas Benvenuto Cellini, Les Troyens and Béatrice et Bénédict, and works of hybrid genres such as the "dramatic symphony" Roméo et Juliette and the "dramatic legend" La Damnation de Faust. The elder son of a provincial physician, Berlioz was expected to follow his father into medicine, and he attended a Parisian medical college before defying his family by taking up music as a profession. His independence of mind and refusal to follow traditional rules and formulas put him at odds with the conservative musical establishment of Paris. He briefly moderated his style sufficiently to win France's premier music prize – the Prix de Rome – in 1830, but he learned little from the academics of the Paris Conservatoire. Opinion was divided for many years between those who thought him an original genius and those who viewed his music as lacking in form and coherence. At the age of twenty-four Berlioz fell in love with the Iri
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Sources & provenance
- https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b22257b5-d192-4f39-8bff-30b4a234bdb3
- https://musicbrainz.org/artist/274774a7-1cde-486a-bc3d-375ec54d552d
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1151
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hector_Berlioz
| Field | Value | Source | Verified | Conf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| genres | classical, composer, french, french composer, opera, romantic classical | MusicBrainz | June 10, 2026 | 80 |
| origin_country | FR | MusicBrainz | June 10, 2026 | 95 |
| origin_city | France | MusicBrainz | June 10, 2026 | 75 |
| musicbrainz | https://musicbrainz.org/artist/274774a7-1cde-486a-bc3d-375ec54d552d | MusicBrainz | June 10, 2026 | 99 |
| discogs | https://www.discogs.com/artist/108565 | Wikidata | June 10, 2026 | 90 |
| spotify | https://open.spotify.com/artist/11T8SOX82xraocZzUXzkvM | Wikidata | June 10, 2026 | 90 |
| wikidata | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1151 | Wikidata | June 10, 2026 | 95 |
| website | http://www.hberlioz.com | Wikidata | June 10, 2026 | 90 |
| wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hector_Berlioz | Wikipedia | June 10, 2026 | 85 |
| bio_short | Louis-Hector Berlioz (11 December 1803 – 8 March 1869) was a French Romantic composer, conductor and critic. His output includes orchestral works such as the Symphonie fantastique and Harold in Italy, choral pieces including the Requiem and L'Enfance du Christ, his three operas Benvenuto Cellini, Les Troyens and Béatri | Wikipedia | June 10, 2026 | 80 |
| bio_long | Louis-Hector Berlioz (11 December 1803 – 8 March 1869) was a French Romantic composer, conductor and critic. His output includes orchestral works such as the Symphonie fantastique and Harold in Italy, choral pieces including the Requiem and L'Enfance du Christ, his three operas Benvenuto Cellini, Les Troyens and Béatrice et Bénédict, and works of hybrid genres such as the "dramatic symphony" Roméo et Juliette and the "dramatic legend" La Damnation de Faust. The elder son of a provincial physician, Berlioz was expected to follow his father into medicine, and he attended a Parisian medical college before defying his family by taking up music as a profession. His independence of mind and refusal to follow traditional rules and formulas put him at odds with the conservative musical establishment of Paris. He briefly moderated his style sufficiently to win France's premier music prize – the Prix de Rome – in 1830, but he learned little from the academics of the Paris Conservatoire. Opinion was divided for many years between those who thought him an original genius and those who viewed his music as lacking in form and coherence. At the age of twenty-four Berlioz fell in love with the Iri | Wikipedia | June 10, 2026 | 80 |
| gender | male | Wikidata | June 10, 2026 | 94 |
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House Music Intelligence Database. "berlioz — House Music Artist Profile." Published by World Famous House Crew. Last verified June 10, 2026. URL: https://database.worldfamoushousecrew.org/artist/berlioz