Marc M<strong>in</strong>kowski This artist studied bassoon performance, <strong>the</strong>n conduct<strong>in</strong>g with Charles Bruck at <strong>the</strong> Pierre Monteux Memorial School <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> United States. In 1982, he founded Les Musiciens du Louvre (s<strong>in</strong>ce 1996 based <strong>in</strong> Grenoble), specializ<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> performance of French Baroque music (J.-B. Lully, J.-P. Rameau, M.-A. Charpentier, M. Marais), as well as C. Monteverdi, G. F. Handel, C. W. Gluck, W. A. Mozart and J. Offenbach. Les Musiciens du Louvre perform regularly on <strong>the</strong> most important stages of France (Opéra de Paris, Opéra de Lyon, Théatre du Châtelet, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, festivals <strong>in</strong> Aix-en-Provence and Beaune), as well as <strong>in</strong> Europe’s lead<strong>in</strong>g musical centers (London, Amsterdam, Madrid, Vienna, Salzburg, etc.). S<strong>in</strong>ce 2003, M<strong>in</strong>kowski has been associated with <strong>the</strong> opera <strong>in</strong> Zürich, where he has led G. F. Handel’s Il trionfo del Tempo e del Dis<strong>in</strong>ganno, Agripp<strong>in</strong>a and Giulio Cesare; G. Donizetti’s La favorita, J.-P. Rameau’s Les Boréades and L. van Beethoven’s Fidelio. He is considered to be one of <strong>the</strong> most dist<strong>in</strong>guished conductors of his generation and a superb <strong>in</strong>terpreter of Mozart’s operatic works. Among his most important renditions of compositions by <strong>the</strong> Austrian master are Idomeneo at <strong>the</strong> Opéra de Paris; Die Entführung aus dem Serail (with <strong>the</strong> Mozarteum orchestra) at <strong>the</strong> Salzburg Festival; Le nozze di Figaro (with <strong>the</strong> Mahler Chamber Orchestra) at <strong>the</strong> festival <strong>in</strong> Aix-en-Provence, <strong>in</strong> Baden-Baden and Tokyo; and Die Zauberflöte <strong>in</strong> Montpellier and Bochum, as well as at <strong>the</strong> Opéra de Paris. His broad repertoire encompasses works from <strong>the</strong> Baroque to contemporary times. He pays particular attention to composers who are little-known (J.-J. Mondonville) or underappreciated (J. Offenbach). In recent years, he has <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>gly been turn<strong>in</strong>g to large symphonic works. Aside from F. J. Haydn, L. van Beethoven, F. Schubert and J. Brahms, he particularly esteems <strong>the</strong> French masters – H. Berlioz, G. Bizet, E. Chausson, G. Fauré and N. Boulanger. For several years now, he has been a regular guest at <strong>the</strong> world’s greatest concert halls and most prestigious 114 music festivals. He collaborates with <strong>the</strong> Mahler Chamber Orchestra, <strong>the</strong> Berl<strong>in</strong> Philharmonic, <strong>the</strong> Orchestre National de France, <strong>the</strong> City of Birm<strong>in</strong>gham Symphony Orchestra, <strong>the</strong> Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, <strong>the</strong> Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, <strong>the</strong> Orchestre de Paris, Staatskapelle Dresden et al. S<strong>in</strong>ce June 2008, he has been music director of S<strong>in</strong>fonia Varsovia. He has recorded discs for <strong>the</strong> Erato, EMI and Archiv Produktion labels. He is presently under contractual agreement with <strong>the</strong> French label Naïve. In 2004, he received <strong>the</strong> title of Chevalier du Mérite granted by <strong>the</strong> President of France.
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