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  Son of the master Henri Février, the renowned author of "Monna Vanna," "Gismonda," and so many other minor masterpieces, Jacques Février, after completing his secondary studies in Paris, entered the Conservatoire in 1917, in Dismor's class. The latter, who died shortly after, was replaced by Mme Marguerite Long, and in 1921, at the age of 21, Jacques Février, upon graduating from the Conservatoire, was awarded the first prize for excellence, which was unanimously awarded to him. He then began giving concerts in Paris at the Société Nationale de Musique; in the provinces: in Lyon, Nancy, Vichy, and this year in Toulon, Monte Carlo, and Nice. Abroad: he took his fine talent to London, where he played before the Court alongside the famous singer Muratore; and to Brussels, where the press was unanimous in its praise.
Jacques Février, indeed, possesses a delicacy of touch that allows him to produce sounds that are both velvety and warm, or, on the contrary, light and remarkably clear, for to this quality he combines a brilliant virtuosity.
He does not play for effect, and his style is both elegant and natural. In classical and modern composers, he brings a rich sensitivity, an emotion that he communicates to his audience, and, adding to this his purely technical qualities of playing and virtuosity, Jacques Février emerges as a great artist.
Let us thank him again for giving us the pleasure of hearing him and say to him: "See you soon."
G. M.
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