The daughter of two opera singers, Matiakh obtained prizes in piano, chamber music, conducting at the ''Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Reims'' and piano accompaniment at the ''Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Rueil-Malmaison''. At the same time, she began her musical career as a pianist and vocal conductor in various French institutions. She sang in the
Arnold Schoenberg Choir
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Leopold Hager
Leopold Hager (born 6 October 1935, Salzburg) is an Austrian conductor known for his interpretations of works by the Viennese Classics ( Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert).
Hager studied piano, organ, harpsichord, conducting, and compositio ...
and Yuji Yuasa and followed the advice of Seiji Ozawa in
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es.
In 2005, Matiakh was appointed assistant conductor of the
Opéra national de Montpellier
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The company was established in 1755 and was granted the status of "National Opera" in 2002 by the French Minist ...
. Her replacement at short notice for James Conlon in May 2006 in
Shostakovich
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's Symphony No. 7 was highly noted and marked the beginning of her international career.
In September 2018, the Staatskapelle Halle announced the appointment of Matiakh as its new ''Generalmusikdirektorin'' (General Music Director), the first female conductor ever named to the post, effective with the 2019-2020 season. This appointment marked the first music directorship for Matiakh. She has recorded commercially with the Staatskapelle Halle for Berlin Classics. In January 2020, by mutual agreement, Matiakh resigned from her Staatskapelle Halle post, effective 31 January 2020.
In contemporary music, Matiakh has conducted works by Richard Dubugnon,
Bechara El-Khoury
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and Éric Tanguy. In november 2021 she conducted the premiere of
Philippe Hersant
Philippe Hersant (born 21 June 1948 in Rome) is a French composer. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris.
Selected works
:: Hersant's works are largely published by Éditions Durand.
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* '' Le Château des Carpathes'', Opera in a pro ...
's opera ''
Les Éclairs
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Honours and awards
* Winner of the first edition of the "Talents conductors Adami" in 2008.
*Was named "Revelation Conductor" at the
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in 2009 and conducted the Orchestre national de Lorraine live on
France 3
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during the awards ceremony.
* Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, appointed by the French Minister of Culture Aurélie Filippetti in January 2014.
* Officier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, appointed by the French Minister of Culture Rima Abdul Malak in October 2022.
Selected discography
*Zara Levina: Piano Concertos (Maria Lettberg, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra), Capriccio C5269
* Francis Poulenc,
Jean Françaix
Jean René Désiré Françaix (; 23 May 1912, in Le Mans – 25 September 1997, in Paris) was a French neoclassical composer, pianist, and orchestrator, known for his prolific output and vibrant style.
Life
Françaix's natural gifts were encour ...
: Concertos (Mona Bard and Rica Bard, Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rhienland-Pfalz), Capriccio C5237
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Johanna Doderer
Johanna Doderer (born 18 September 1969 in Bregenz) is an Austrian composer.
Biography
Doderer was born in 1969 in Bregenz, Austria. She is the great-niece of the Austrian novelist Heimito von Doderer and a great-granddaughter of the architect C ...
Ernst von Dohnányi
Ernst von Dohnányi (Hungarian: ''Dohnányi Ernő'', ; 27 July 1877 – 9 February 1960) was a Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor. He used a German form of his name on most published compositions.
Biography
Dohnányi was born in Pozsony ...
: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 (Sofja Gulbadamova, Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rhenland-Pfalz), Capriccio C5387
* Ernst von Dohnányi: ''The Veil of Pierrette'' (Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra), Capriccio C5388
* Clara Schumann and Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concertos (Ragna Schirmer, Staatskapelle Halle), Berlin Classics
* [https://www.mdr.de/mdr-klassik-radio/klassikthemen/gespraeche/mdr-klassik-gespraech-mit-ariane-matiakh-generalmusikdirektorin-staatskapelle-halle100.html 'MDR Klassik Gespräch mit Ariane Matiakh', "Man muss sich als Musiker immer inspirieren lassen", 5 September 2019 programme]
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French conductors (music)
French women conductors (music)
Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
1980 births
Living people