COLONNE, EDOUARD (1838-1910), French conductor of Italian origin, was born at Bordeaux on July 23, 1838. He be gan to earn his living when he was eight years old, but later was able to study at the Paris Conservatoire, and from 1858-67 was first violin at the Opera. In 1873, with the music publisher Hart man, he established a series of concerts which were devoted more especially to the production of modern French works. Subse quently he continued the concerts alone on the basis of an asso ciation of artists supported by the general public, and under the name of the Concerts Colonne they acquired great fame and pop ularity. Colonne conducted also at the Opera, and appeared further in London and other European centres. The Concerts Colonne were of great value to French music because of the large number of new works by Lalo, Dubois, Franck, Reyer, and other modern French composers which were given at them for the first time. Much attention was given also in their programmes to Ber lioz, whose works were frequently performed, in many cases after long-continued neglect. Colonne died in Paris on March 28, 191o.