Victor Staub

Born in Lima, Peru, to Swiss-French parents, Staub exhibited an early aptitude for the piano.

He studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Antoine Marmontel[1] and Louis Diémer, gaining a first prize in piano in 1888.

Upon the death of Elie Delaborde in 1914,[5] Gabriel Fauré chose Staub over Marguerite Long to head the Classe Supérieure for women.

[6] Staub's female pupils included Germaine Devèze, Madeleine Giraudeau, Jacqueline Pangnier (Robin), Hélène Pignari, and Rita Savard.

One morning (I had come in a little early), I saw him arrive calmly, sit down at the keyboard and perform, for himself, without any warning, Liszt's "Feux-Follets" impeccably!

Victor Staub lived at 27 rue Fourcroy, in Paris, where he also gave private lessons for "professionals, amateurs, and children".