François Boulanger (born 14 December 1961 in
Oran
Oran ( ar, وَهران, Wahrān) is a major coastal city located in the north-west of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria after the capital Algiers, due to its population and commercial, industrial, and cultural ...
) is a French conductor.
Boulanger was awarded 5
first prizes at the
Conservatoire de Paris.
A percussionist, pianist and organist, he later revealed himself at three major international events for which he was a laureate: the
Besançon International Music Festival The Besançon International Music Festival (french: Festival de musique de Besançon Franche-Comté) is one of the oldest festivals of classical music that takes place in the city of Besançon, northeastern France, over two weeks from around the mi ...
, the percussion of Paris and the
Geneva International Music Competition.
On the strength of these successes, he was invited at a very young age to play solo (percussion, organ) with orchestras such as the new
orchestre philharmonique de Radio France, and to conduct the
Opéra de Paris
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orchestra, the
Orchestre National de Lyon
The Orchestre National de Lyon (ONL) is a French orchestra based in Lyon. Its primary concert venue is l'Auditorium de Lyon. The orchestra operates with the help of a subsidy from the French Ministry of Culture and from the Rhône-Alpes regional ...
, the
orchestre national de Lille, the
Orchestre national de Montpellier Languedoc-Roussillon, the
Radio Télévision Luxembourg orchestra, the
Oslo Philharmonic
The Oslo Philharmonic (Oslo-Filharmonien) is a Norwegian symphony orchestra based in Oslo, Norway. The orchestra traces its roots to the Philharmonic Society founded in 1847 and the Christiania Musical Association co-founded by Edvard Grieg in 18 ...
, the
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Paris and Lyon conservatories orchestras.
In 1997, he was appointed to head the musical ensembles of the
Republican Guard, a symphony orchestra and harmony orchestra with which he performs both in France and abroad.
Ninth director since the creation of the
French Republican Guard Band
The Republican Guard Band (french: Orchestre de la Garde républicaine) is a military band unit of the French Republican Guard, which is part of the National Gendarmerie. The band is composed of 120 professional musicians from national conservato ...
in 1848, he strives to preserve throughout France and the world the French musical tradition.
References
External links
François Boulanger(
Radio Classique)
Festival Berlioz 2015 - Orchestre d'harmonie de la Garde Républicaine - Colonel François Boulanger(YouTube)
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French male conductors (music)
Musicians from Oran
1961 births
Living people
Conservatoire de Paris alumni
French percussionists
French classical organists
French male organists
20th-century French conductors (music)
21st-century French conductors (music)
21st-century organists
20th-century French male musicians
21st-century French male musicians
French Republican Guard Band musicians
21st-century Algerian people
Male classical organists