Jean Pougnet

Jean Pougnet (20 July 1907 – 14 July 1968) was a Mauritian-born concert violinist and orchestra leader, of British nationality, who was highly regarded in both the lighter and more serious classical repertoire during the first half of the twentieth century. He was leader of the London Philharmonic Orchestra from 1942 to 1945.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 20, 1907 (Mauritius (island sovereign state off of East Africa in the Indian Ocean)), Died July 14, 1968 (Worthing (town in West Sussex, England) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1938

Roles Represented in DAHR: violin

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Columbia (U.K.)	CA16221	10-in.	between October 1937 and January 1938	Tarantella from serenata	Paul Draper ; George Eskdale ; Reginald Kell ; Anthony Pini ; Jean Pougnet	Instrumental quintet	instrumentalist, violin

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Pougnet, Jean," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/359020.

Pougnet, Jean. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/359020.

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