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Fabrice Bollon

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Fabrice Bollon (born Paris, 1965) is a French conductor and composer.

Biography

Bollon studied with Michael Gielen and Nikolaus Harnoncourt in Paris and at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. He subsequently continued his studies with Georges Prêtre and Mauricio Kagel.

In 2008, Bollon was appointed musical director of the Freiburg Opera. Under Bollon, the Freiburg Opera has recorded a series of lesser known operas for CPO, including Riccardo Zandonai's Francesca Da Rimini, Francesco Cilea's L'Arlesiana, and Karl Goldmark's Die Königin von Saba.

In May 2022, the Staatskapelle Halle announced the appointment of Bollon as its next GMD, effective with the 2022-2023 season, with an initial contract of 5 years.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Fabrice Bollon wird Chefdirigent der Staatskapelle Halle". NMZ. 2022-05-09. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
Cultural offices
Preceded by
Patrick Peire and Robert Groslot
Chief Conductor, Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen
1994-1998
Succeeded by
David Angus
Preceded by Generalmusikdirektor, Theater Freiburg
2008-present
Succeeded by
incumbent