Fabrice Bollon (born
Paris
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, 1965) is a French conductor and composer.
Biography
Bollon studied with
Michael Gielen
Michael Andreas Gielen (20 July 19278 March 2019) was an Austrian conductor and composer known for promoting contemporary music in opera and concert. Principally active in Europe, his performances are characterized by precision and vivacity, aid ...
and
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Johann Nikolaus Harnoncourt (6 December 1929 – 5 March 2016) was an Austrian conductor, known for his historically informed performances. He specialized in music of the Baroque period, but later extended his repertoire to include Classical ...
in Paris and at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. He subsequently continued his studies with
Georges Prêtre
Georges Prêtre (; 14 August 1924 – 4 January 2017) was a French orchestral and opera conductor.
Biography
Prêtre was born in Waziers ( Nord), and attended the Douai Conservatory and then studied harmony under Maurice Duruflé and conduct ...
and
Mauricio Kagel
Mauricio Raúl Kagel (; 24 December 1931 – 18 September 2008) was an Argentine-German composer and academic teacher.
Life and career Early life and education
Mauricio Raúl Kagel was born on 24 December 1931 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, into an ...
.
In 2008, Bollon was appointed musical director of the
Freiburg Opera and the Freiburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Under Bollon, the Freiburg Opera has recorded a series of lesser-known operas for
CPO, including Riccardo Zandonai's ''
Francesca da Rimini
Francesca da Rimini or Francesca da Polenta (died between 1283 and 1286) was an Italian noblewoman of Ravenna, who was murdered by her husband, Giovanni Malatesta, upon his discovery of her affair with his brother, Paolo Malatesta. She was a ...
'', Francesco Cilea's ''
L'arlesiana
() is an opera in three acts by Francesco Cilea to an Italian libretto by Leopoldo Marenco. It was originally written in four acts, and was first performed on 27 November 1897 at the Teatro Lirico in Milan. It was revised as a three-act opera ...
'', and Karl Goldmark's ''
Die Königin von Saba
' (''The Queen of Sheba'') is an opera in four acts by Karl Goldmark. The German libretto by Hermann Salomon Mosenthal sets a love triangle into the context of the Queen of Sheba's visit to the court of King Solomon, recorded in 1 Kings 10:1-13 ...
''. With the Freiburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Bollon has also recorded commercially for Naxos. He concluded his Freiburg tenure in 2021.
In May 2022, the
Staatskapelle Halle The Staatskapelle Halle is a German symphony orchestra based in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Part of the umbrella organisation ''Theater, Oper und Orchester GmbH Halle'', the orchestra performs symphonic concerts, and also serves as the orchestra ...
announced the appointment of Bollon as its next GMD, effective with the 2022-2023 season, with an initial contract of 5 years. Bollon and the Staatskapelle Halle have recorded commercially for such labels as Naxos.
References
External links
Official homepage of Fabrice BollonKonzertdirektion Martin Muller agency page on Fabrice BollonWise Music Classical page on Fabrice BollonDavid Hurwitz, "Solid Versions of Magnard's Two Best Symphonies". ''Classics Today'' reviewReview of Naxos 8 660526, "Janáček: ''The Cunning Little Vixen'' / Bollon: ''Twelve Lilies for Leoš''", Gramophone
1965 births
Living people
French male conductors (music)
21st-century French conductors (music)
21st-century French male musicians
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