), ▁was ▁a ▁French ▁classical ▁viol in ist ▁and ▁composer . ▁ ▁P ouss ard ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ch âteau - G ont ier , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁music ▁teacher ▁and ▁conduct or ▁Charles ▁Franco is ▁P ouss ard . ▁Hor ace ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Conserv atoire ▁de ▁Paris , ▁gradu ating ▁with ▁the ▁First ▁Class ▁prize ▁in ▁viol in ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁with ▁a ▁performance ▁of ▁a ▁Vi otti ▁Con cer to ▁( review ed ▁in ▁' La ▁V ig ie ▁de ▁l ' O uest ', ▁ 1 2 4 , ▁ 1 4 ▁Sept ▁ 1 8 4 9 ). ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 0 s ▁he ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁professional ▁viol in ist ▁with ▁concert s ▁in ▁Paris , ▁Vienna , ▁and ▁Constantin ople . ▁He ▁also ▁travel led ▁through ▁Hung ary , ▁Greece , ▁Wal la chia , ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁Is les . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁he ▁appeared ▁in ▁London , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁fellow ▁French ▁' cell ist , ▁René ▁Dou ay . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁P ouss ard ▁and ▁Dou ay ▁sa iled ▁to ▁Australia , ▁and ▁gave ▁their ▁first ▁concert s ▁there ▁in ▁Melbourne . ▁They ▁tou red ▁the ▁gold fields ▁and ▁major ▁towns ▁in ▁the ▁States ▁of ▁Victoria ▁and ▁South ▁Australia ▁before ▁going ▁to ▁the ▁South ▁Island ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁their ▁re per toire ▁consisted ▁mainly ▁of ▁more ▁popular ▁pieces , ▁easily ▁recogn ised ▁by