Jacques-François Ibert

Jacques-François Ibert, born August 15, 1890 and died February 5, 1962 in Villa Medici, was a French composer. He entered the Paris Conservatoire in 1910. His teachers included Émile Pessard, André Gedalge and Paul Vidal. He enlisted voluntarily during the First World War. Ibert was awarded the Second Premier Grand Prix de Rome in 1919, and arrived in Rome the following year. During his stay, he traveled to Sicily and Tunisia. He left Rome on December 31, 1923. Jacques Ibert was Director of the Académie de France in Rome from February 1, 1937, but had to interrupt his duties in 1940, suspended by the Vichy government. He was recalled by the Provisional Government in 1944 and returned to Villa Medici in 1946. He was director until 1960. Jacques Ibert is the first and only musician to have been Director of the French Academy in Rome.

1937-1940