Patrick Davin (16 February 1962 – 9 September 2020) was a Belgian orchestra conductor.
Biography
Davin began studying violin at the Académie de Huy, then at the
Royal Conservatory of Liège, where he took courses in violin, piano,
harmonics, and fugue. He continued his education at the Conservatoire de Toulon.
Davin was a pupil of René Defossez,
Pierre Boulez
Pierre Louis Joseph Boulez (; 26 March 19255 January 2016) was a French composer, conductor and writer, and the founder of several musical institutions. He was one of the dominant figures of post-war contemporary classical music.
Born in Montb ...
, and
Peter Eötvös.
He helped many contemporary composers create their works, such as
Philippe Boesmans
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,
Henri Pousseur
Henri Léon Marie-Thérèse Pousseur (; 23 June 1929 – 6 March 2009) was a Belgian classical composer, teacher, and music theorist.
Biography
Pousseur was born in Malmedy and studied at the Academies of Music in Liège and in Brussels from 19 ...
,
Bruno Mantovani,
Jean-Louis Agobet
Jean-Louis Agobet (born 21 April 1968) is a French composer.
Agobet was born in Blois
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,
Marco Stroppa, and
Vinko Globokar
Vinko Globokar (born 7 July 1934) is a French-Slovenian avant-garde composer and trombonist.
Globokar's music uses unconventional and extended techniques, places great emphasis on spontaneity and creativity, and often relies on improvisation. H ...
. He served as musical and artistic director of the
Orchestre symphonique de Mulhouse from 2013 to 2020. In July 2020, he became director of the music department of the Royal Conservatory of Liège.
Patrick Davin died in
Brussels
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on 9 September 2020 at the age of 58.
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1962 births
2020 deaths
Belgian male conductors (music)
20th-century Belgian conductors (music)
20th-century Belgian male musicians
21st-century Belgian conductors (music)
21st-century Belgian male musicians
Royal Conservatory of Liège alumni
Academic staff of the Royal Conservatory of Liège
People from Huy
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