Alain Altinoglu (born 9 October 1975) is a French conductor of

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descent.

Biography

Born in Paris, into an Armenian family who were originally from Istanbul, Altinoglu studied music at the

Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris The Conservatoire de Paris (), also known as the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue ...

. After finishing his studies at the Conservatoire, he joined the school's faculty and became director of the conducting class there in 2014. Alain Altinoglu is one of the first conductors to conduct a production wholly, or partially composed of electronic music. In 2006 he conducted the symphonic orchestra that performed alongside the renowned

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producer

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' landmark recording. This performance is considered as an exceptional performance, wherein classical music and modern

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is combined in a

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ic orchestral performance. Altinoglu first appeared as a guest conductor with

La Monnaie The Royal Theatre of La Monnaie (french: Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, italic=no, ; nl, Koninklijke Muntschouwburg, italic=no; both translating as the "Royal Theatre of the Mint") is an opera house in central Brussels, Belgium. The National O ...

in 2011, conducting a production of Massenet's '' Cendrillon''. In September 2015, La Monnaie announced the appointment of Altinoglu as its next music director, effective January 2016. The appointment with La Monnaie is Altinoglu's first formal post with an opera house. In December 2019, La Monnaie announced the extension of Altinoglu's contract through 2025. In August 2019, Altinoglu first guest-conducted the

hr-Sinfonieorchester The Frankfurt Radio Symphony (german: hr-Sinfonieorchester) is the radio orchestra of Hessischer Rundfunk, the public broadcasting network of the German state of Hesse. From 1929 to 1950 it was named ''Frankfurter Rundfunk-Symphonie-Orchester''. ...

. In December 2019, the hr-Sinfonieorchester announced the appointment of Altinoglu as its next chief conductor, effective with the 2021–2022 season, with an initial contract of 3 seasons. This appointment marks Altinoglu's first chief conductorship of a symphony orchestra. Altinoglu is married to the mezzo-soprano

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. The couple perform in recital together, and have recorded commercially together. Altinoglu has also made other commercial recordings on CD and on DVD, including Pascal Dusapin's ''Perelà uomo di fumo'', Lalo's '' Fiesque'', Honegger's '' Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher'' and Massenet's '' Thérèse''.

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