Georges Samuel Tzipine (22 June 1907 – 8 December 1987)[1] was a French violinist, conductor and composer. He was of Russian origin.\r He was trained as a violinist at the National Conservatory of Music in Paris, winning a first prize in 1926,but moved to conducting in 1931 after support from Reynaldo Hahn.[2] He conducted the Paris Conservatoire Orchestra and worked for French Radiodiffusion, then for the Ballets Russes and Roland Petit’s ballet