Huberti Gustave Léon, *14 April 1843 Brussels †28 June 1910 Schaerbeek (near Brussels), Belgian conductor, composer, teacher and music writer. He studied at the conservatory in Brussels, where he received awards for piano and organ performance, chamber music (1858) and composition (1859). In addition, in 1865 he received the Belgian Prix de Rome for his cantata La fille de Jephté. After a scholarship stay in Rome in connection with this award and travels in Italy and Germany, he settled in Belgium. In 1874–77, he was director of the music academy in Mons. From 1877, he worked initially in Brussels and then in Antwerp as a conductor and music teacher; he led the Grisar choral society in Antwerp. From 1889, he taught harmony at the conservatory in Brussels, and in 1893 he became director of the music school in St-Joost-ten-Noode. He also worked as a music critic. His compositions reflect the influence of Wagner’s music, which he admired and valued. In 1891, he became a member of the Académie Royale de Belgique.
Literature: E.G.J. Gregoir Les artistes-musiciens belges au XVIIIe et au XIXe siècle, Brussels 1885; L. Solvay Notice sur Gustave Huberti, Brussels 1919.
Compositions:
Symphonie funèbre, Brussels 1909
Suite romantique for orchestra
In den Garade for orchestra
Triomffeest for organ and orchestra
Piano concerto
Kinderlust en-leed, syphonic poem for children’s choir and orchestra, Leipzig 1885?
Verlichting, dramatic poem for solo voices, choir, organ, and orchestra, 1884
3 oratorios, including Een laatste zonnestraal for soprano, baritone, choir and orchestra, 1874
2 cantatas and the melodrama Christine
numerous piano works and solo songs to French, German, and Flemish texts
Works:
Aperçu sur Thistoire de la musique religieuse des italiens et néerlandais, Brussels 1873
