Samson François

Biography

Samson Pascal François (18 May 1924 – 22 October 1970) was a French pianist and composer. François was born in Frankfurt where his father worked at the French consulate. His mother, Rose, named him Samson, for strength, and Pascal, for mind. François discovered the piano early – at the age of two – and his first studies were in Italy, with Pietro Mascagni, who encouraged him to give his first concert at the age of six. Having studied in the Conservatoire in Nice from 1932 to 1935, where he aga…