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Louis-Joseph Diémer (14 February 1843, Paris – 21 December 1919, Paris) was a French pianist and composer.
Diémer studied at the Paris Conservatoire, winning premiers prix in piano, harmony and accompaniment, counterpoint and fugue, and solfège, and a second prix in organ. His teachers were Antoine Marmontel for piano, Ambroise Thomas for composition and François Benoist for organ.
He quickly built a reputation as a virtuoso and toured with the violinist Pablo de Sarasate. At the Conservatoire he taught, among others, Édouard Risler, Alfred Cortot, Lazare Lévy, Alfredo Casella, Yves Nat, Marcel Ciampi, and Robert Casadesus.
Diémer was also instrumental in promoting the use of historical instruments, giving a series of harpsichord performances as part of the 1889 Universal Exhibition and contributing to the founding of the Société des instruments anciens. In 1888, he succeeded Marmontel as professor of piano at the Paris Conservatory.
Diémer's output as a composer was extensive, including a piano concerto and a quantity of salon pieces, all more or less forgotten these days.
César Franck composed his Symphonic Variations for him, and Édouard Lalo dedicated his Piano Concerto in F minor to him.Tchiakovsky's 3rd Piano Concerto was intended to be dedicated to Diemer
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