Charles Hallé
This article is about the musician. For the artist and gallery manager (his son), see Charles Edward Hallé. Charles Hallé Sir Charles Hallé (11 April 1819 – 25 October 1895) was an Anglo-German pianist and conductor, and founder of The Hallé orchestra in 1858. Contents 1 Life 2 Family 3 Legacy 4 Bibliography 5 Notes 6 References 7 External links Life Charles Hallé by H. Hering Hallé was born Karl Halle on 11 April 1819 in Hagen, Westphalia. After settling in England, he changed his name to Charles Hallé. His first lessons were from his father, an organist. As a child he showed remarkable gifts for pianoforte playing. He performed a sonatina in public at the age of four, and played percussion in the orchestra in his early years. In August 1828 he took part in a concert at Cassel, where he attracted the notice of Spohr. [1] He then studied under Christian Heinrich Rinck at Darmstadt, Germany in 1835, and as early as 1836 went to P...