Complex sentence: Born on September 16,1844, in Bordeaux, France, Taffanel's first flute lessons (at age nine) were from his father, and he gave his first concert around the age of ten.
Split into simpler sentences: Born on September 16,1844, in Bordeaux, France, Taffanel's first flute lessons (at age nine) were from his father. He gave his first concert around the age of ten.