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Alexis Kossenko (born 1977 in
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Education

Kossenko followed the courses of flautist Alain Marion at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris, where he obtained a First Prize, as well as those of Marten Root at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, which awarded him a soloist's degree.


Career


As flautist

Kossenko's career as a flutist includes regular collaborations with many ensembles such as La Chambre Philharmonique, Le Concert d'Astrée, Stradivaria, the Ensemble Matheus, the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, the Barokksolistene, the Philharmonie der Nationen, the Orchestre de chambre de Paris, the , Anima Eterna, the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, the Kölner Akademie, La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy, the Concerto Copenhagen, the ensemble Capriccio Stravagante Les Paladins, Le Concert Spirituel, the Cercle de l’Harmonie, the European Union Baroque Orchestra.


As conductor

Alongside his career as a flautist, Kossenko developed conductor activities as guest conductor of ensembles B'Rock (Belgium), Holland Baroque Society (Netherlands), European Union Baroque Orchestra, Le Concert d'Astrée (France) and Arte dei Suonatori (Poland). In 2010, Kossenko established the international ensemble of Baroque music on ancient instruments and of classical music Les Ambassadeurs. In October 2019 he was named incoming Music Director of the French period instrument orchestra, ''Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy'', to begin in 2020.


Discography


With the ensemble Arte dei Suonatori

* Complete concertos by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (10 de Classica Répertoire, 5 étoiles de Goldberg, Choc du Monde de la Musique)(Alpha) * Leçons de ténèbres by Marc-Antoine Charpentier with Stephan MacLeod (baritone) (Alpha) * Concertos for flûte by
Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist, impresario of Baroque music and Roman Catholic priest. Regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers, Vivaldi's influence during his lif ...
(Editor's Choice de Gramophone) (Alpha)


With the orchestra Les Ambassadeurs

* 2013: ''Concerti per l'Orchestra di Dresda'' by
Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741) was an Italian composer, virtuoso violinist, impresario of Baroque music and Roman Catholic priest. Regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers, Vivaldi's influence during his lif ...
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Jean-Philippe Rameau Jean-Philippe Rameau (; ; – ) was a French composer and music theory, music theorist. Regarded as one of the most important French composers and music theorists of the 18th century, he replaced Jean-Baptiste Lully as the dominant composer of ...
with Sabine Devieilhe (
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), Samuel Boden (
tenor A tenor is a type of male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types. It is the highest male chest voice type. Composers typically write music for this voice in the range from the second B below m ...
), Aimery Lefevre (
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) and the Jeune Chœur de Paris (Erato)ArkivMusic
* 2014: Trio sonatas by Carl Philip Emanuel Bach (Alpha) * 2015: ''Operture & Concerti for Darmstadt'' by Telemann (Alpha) * 2021: ''Per l'Orchestra di Dresda'' by various composers ( Johann David Heinichen, Jan Dismas Zelenka,
Georg Philipp Telemann Georg Philipp Telemann (; – 25 June 1767) was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist. He is one of the most prolific composers in history, at least in terms of surviving works. Telemann was considered by his contemporaries to b ...
, Johann Joachim Quantz, Johann Georg Pisendel)


Bibliography

Conversation with Alexis Kossenko, ''in'' Remy Campos, ''Le Conservatoire de Paris et son histoire, une institution en questions'', Paris, L'Œil d'or, 2016,


References


External links


Les Ambassadeurs

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on France Musique
Alexis Kossenko et Les Ambassadeurs
on FIP
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on Outhere
MOZART - Flute Concerto (1/3) K.314 in D major - Alexis Kossenko & Les Ambassadeurs
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