Beriot

(ba-ri-o), Charles Auguste de, vlt b. Louvain, Feb. 20, 1802; d Bru els, Apr. 8, 1870. Pupil of his guardian, Tiby, a provincial teacher; precocious public performance of Viotti concerto at age of 9; went to Paris, 1821, and studied “ under advice of " Viotti and Baillot; brilliant succe in Paris, Bru els, and London xmtil 1830, concert tour for five years throughout Europe with Mahbran, who became his wife in 1836. After her sudden death the same year, he retired until 1S40. In 1842 refused offer of profe orship at Paris Cons., and accepted one m 1843 at Bru els Cons., which he kept until failure of eyesight in 1S52; became totally blind m 1858. Violinist of the modem French-Belgian school, of biilliant technic and facility. Compositions, once very popular (seven concertos, various duos brillants for pf. and vln etc ) are pleasantly melodious, but superficial in style; he wrote also a method and exercises. Vieuxtemps one of his pupils. Son Charles (b 1833) pst.