René Koering (born 27 May 1940) is a French composer, film producer and theater director. He is particularly known for his involvement in the creation of the

Festival de Radio France et Montpellier The Festival Radio France Occitanie Montpellier, formerly the Festival de Radio France et de Montpellier, is a summer festival of opera and music held in Montpellier, France created in 1985. The music festival concentrates on classical music and j ...

in 1985.

Life

Born in

Andlau Andlau ( or ; Alsatian: ''Àndlöi'') is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace, Grand Est region of northeastern France. The village owes its origin to Andlau Abbey which was founded in 880 by Richardis, the empress of Charles the Fat. ...

(

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), he participated to the establishment of the

in 1985. He is the father of the French actress and director .

Awards

* 1967: Prize of the Bleustein-Blanchet Foundation.''René Koering a été nommé directeur de la musique par Jean-Marie Cavada, PDG de Radio France''
published 13 March 2000 in '' Les Échos'' (accessdate 14 November 2018) * 1967: Grand prix of the

Fondation Maeght The Maeght Foundation or Fondation Maeght () is a museum of modern art on the ''Colline des Gardettes'', a hill overlooking Saint-Paul de Vence in the southeast of France about from Nice. It was established by Marguerite and Aimé Maeght in 19 ...

. * 1978: Grand prix of the musique symphonique of the SACEM. * 1990: Grand prix Musique of the

Société des auteurs et compositeurs dramatiques SACD, founded as Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques ( en, Society of Dramatic Authors and Composers) on 7 March 1829, is a French collecting society, undertaking collective rights management for authors. The Society manages, promotes ...

. * 1998: Chevalier de l'ordre de la Légion d'honneur, proposed by the

Ministère de la culture et de la communication The Ministry of Culture (french: Ministère de la Culture) is the ministry of the Government of France in charge of national museums and the . Its goal is to maintain the French identity through the promotion and protection of the arts (visual, ...

. * 2002: ''Grand Prix Antoine Livio'' of the . * 2005: Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres.Nomination ou promotion dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres janvier 2005
published 12 April 2010 on

Ministry of Culture (France) The Ministry of Culture (french: Ministère de la Culture) is the ministry of the Government of France in charge of national museums and the . Its goal is to maintain the French identity through the promotion and protection of the arts (visua ...

(accessdate 14 November 2018) * Chevalier de l'Ordre national du Mérite.

References

External links

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on

France Musique France Musique is a French national public radio channel owned and operated by Radio France. It is devoted to the broadcasting of music, both live and recorded, with particular emphasis on classical music and jazz. History The channel was launc ...

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on CDMC
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on

Actes Sud Actes Sud is a French publishing house based in Arles. It was founded in 1978 by author Hubert Nyssen. By 2013, the company, then headed by Nyssen's daughter, Françoise Nyssen, had an annual turnover of 60 million euros and 60 staff members. ...

''René Koering, les ondes de la Maison ronde le font toujours vibrer''
on ''

Midi Libre ''Midi Libre'' () is a French daily newspaper in Montpellier that covers general news. It began publication in 1944. Since 1949, the newspaper has organised a cycling stage race, the Grand Prix du Midi Libre. References External links W ...

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on INA
''René Koering met en scène La Flûte enchantée à l'Opéra de Toulon''
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