Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges

Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges (24 March 1773 – 20 January 1838) was a French cellist, conductor and composer. He is sometimes incorrectly referred to as "Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges Jarnowick".

The grandson of theatre manager Barthélemy Hus-Desforges, he came from a long line of entertainers, the Hus family, and his grandmother was a Courtenay.

After he finished his studies at the Conservatoire de Paris with Benoit Tranquille Berbiguier, he began as a cellist in various orchestras. In the early nineteenth century, he was conductor at St. Petersburg, returned to Paris, then taught in Metz from 1819 to 1822.

Works Concerto pour violoncelle Messe à trois voix et à grand orchestre Several Quintetto pour deux violons, alto, violoncelle et basse Several Sonatines brillantes et faciles pour violoncelle Sinfonie concertante pour violon et violoncelle obligés (c. 1797) L'Autel de sa patrie, melody by Citoyen Desforges (1798) Méthode de violoncelle à l'usage des commençants (1828) 3 duos opus 31 for violin and cello