« ………..French director Fromanger showed the great sound potential of the orchestra as well as an indescribable variety of nuances………….. The spectators felt touched to the tears …….. »
Julio César Huertas, Montevideo
Internationally recognized as a conductor of the highest level, Benoît Fromanger's wish is to bring and share his personal approach to music at each concert. An extremely talented musician, Benoît Fromanger is distinguished by rich sound aesthetics and an elegant sense of phrasing. His respect for musicians and audiences, his energy, his generosity and his passion make him an essential conductor on international music stages.
Born in Paris, Benoît Fromanger studied music and the flute at the Paris Conservatory with
Roger Bourdin and Jean-Pierre Rampal, and studied conducting with his mentor Valéry
Gergiev as well as with the renowned pedagogue Rolf Reuter in Berlin.
Fromanger has French,German and European sensibilities, with a wide range of repertoire: French music by Berlioz, Debussy, and Ravel, Gounod, Massenet ,the 19th century German music by Brahms ,Schumann, Strauss, Opera repertoire with Puccini, Verdi etc.. He received, thanks to his curiosity and close collaborations with maestros including Leonard Bernstein, Carlos Kleiber, Lorin Maazel, Bernard Haitink, Zubin Mehta, Carlo Maria Guilini ,Ricardo Muti, Mariss Jansons,a big musical and managerial inspiration.
PROFILE:
Conductor:
Artistic and Musical Director of the Samsun National Opera and Ballet (Turkey) from 2020 to 2023, Artistic and Musical Director of the Bucharest Symphony Orchestra (Romania) from 2011 to 2018. Founder of the "Berlin Chamber Players" 2009.
International Flutist concert performer and teacher:
Soloist of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Munich ,Symphonie Orchester des Bayerischer Rundfunk (Germany), Soloist of the Orchestre National de l’Opéra de Paris (Palais Garnier and Bastille) , Soloist of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe.
Professor at the Hochschule Hanns Eisler in Berlin (Germany), Professor at the Royal Academy of The Hague (Netherlands). Professor at the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris.
ORCHESTRAS CONDUCTED:
Orchestre Metropolitan de Montréal (Canada). Tokyo Symphony Orchestra . Tokyo Showa Opera Orchestra (Japan) KBS Radio Symphony Seoul. Daejeon Philharmonic (South Korea). Ljubjana Radio Symphony (Slovenia). RTS Radio Suisse Symphony Orchestra. Gürzenich Orchester Köln. Reinischer Philharmoniker. Münchener Kammer Orchester (Germany). Sinfonia Rotterdam (Netherlands). Sevilla Symphony (Spain). Beijing Symphony. Dalian Symphony (China). Madeira Classica Orquestra. (Portugal). Brescia Festival Orchestra (Italy). Haifa Philharmonic Orchestra (Israel). Brasilia Symphony Orchestra. Curitiba Symphony Orchestra. Goiania Symphony Orchestra (Brazil). Kuhmo Virtuosi (Finland). Georgian Sinfonietta (Georgia). Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra (Russia). Nice Philharmonic Orchestra. ONPL. Toulon Opera. Lille National Orchestra. Victor Hugo Orchestra of Besançon. Colonne Orchestra, Lamoureux Orchestra. (France)…
SOLOISTS CONDUCTED:
K&M Labèque, Gautier Capuçon, Nemanja Radulovic, Maxim Vengerov, Misha Maïsky, Andreas Schiff, Viktoria Mullova, Angelika Kirchlager, Nathalie Manfrino, Thomas Hampson, Hans-Jeorg Rickenbacher, Bertrand Chamayou, Juliette Hurel, Corina Belcea, Idil Biret, David Guerrier, Wenzel Fuchs, Richard Gallino, Jessie Normann, Carolyn Carlson, Sting, Julie Depardieu…
HALLS and FESTIVALS:
Carnegie Hall, Suntory Hall, Kawasaki Muza Symphony Hall, Paris Opéra Garnier, Munich Hercules Saal, Berlin Philharmonie, Kölner Philharmonie, Salzburg Festspielhaus, Teatro Colon Buenos Aires, Wiener Konzerthaus, Barcelona Casa de La Musica, Lisbon Centro Cultural Belem.Gulbenkian Foundation,Lugano Concert hall,London Royal Albert hall,Prague Smetana Hall,Rotterdam de Doelen,Madrid Palau de la Musica,Pablo Casals festival,Schleswig Holstein festival,Salzburg festival, Rain forest foundation New York,Brussels Festival des Grandes Heures de la Cambre, Trancoso Da Musica festival, Firenze Maggio musicale fiorentino, Ile de France Festival, Albi Festival, Ravel Saint Jean de Luz Festival, Colmar Easter Festival, Platina Festival, Verona Arena…
STUDIES:
Conducting : Hochschule für Musik Berlin. (Class of Rolf Reuter).. Royal Music Academy Rotterdam, Netherlands. (Class of Hans Landers).
Master-classes: Valery Gergiev (Rotterdam) Wickham March (London).
Flute: CNSM de Paris (Alain Marion and Jean-Pierre Rampal), 1st Prize + 1st Prize Chamber Music.
CRR de Versailles (Roger Bourdin), 1st Prize, Honorary Prize..
Laureate of the Paris-Bas Foundation.
Languages spoken:Fluent: French ,English, German.Notions: Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch,Korean.
REVIEWS
"He has a precise gesture, a scathing look and an obvious empathy with the musicians. Benoît Fromanger is an astonishing conductor, capable like no one else of mobilizing his troops and making them give the best of themselves. You can guess, when you see him, that he has worked under the guidance of the greatest: Kleiber, Maazel, Bernstein, Haitink, Barenboim, Muti, Mehta ... Fromanger has started a second part of his career in a dazzling way; we were happy and proud to experience this with him. A star is born, that's for sure!"
Philip de la Croix, 2012. Director of Mezzo TV, Director of the Prima La Musica concert season!
The Metropolitan Orchestra conducted by Benoit Fromanger: “a transcendent musical experience.” "Fromanger has the art of transmitting modern orchestral music and making anyone who listens to it fall in love with it. » Roxanne Gadoua, MontrealExpress’, 2019.
“The conductor, Benoit Fromanger, a rigorous artist but so complicit with each of the members of his formation, whose every note he lives, with his heart, his hand and his eyes. We feel them all carried by the pieces performed. It was a delight.”
Bucharest TV, 2018.
“Fromanger obtains a full sound and clear phrasing in all the different groups of instruments, this is perhaps one of the strong points! The baton of maestro Benoit Fromanger, precise and passionate, got the better of his orchestra in a coherent sound, a texture, warm colors and dynamics. From the beginning, the sound of the violins in the adagio was very expressive. Fromanger painted the second movement with a nuance borrowed from visceral melancholy, like the nostalgia of a distant homeland, re-drawing the precious and slow melodies. In short, a great French conductor Fromanger and "more"!
La Capitale de Rosario, 2017.
“There is something happening in music in Toulon!!! "A precise and attentive conductor. Guest conductor Benoit Fromanger, a trained flutist, is the main architect of the success. He did not originate the program but he was able to use his talent to make it a musical success. His main qualities are a perceptible work on nuances and sonorities. The attention to detail was noted by the contrasts that he was able to make evident through a musical ensemble that lent itself to it with commitment and understanding"
Jean François Principiano Toulon, 2019.
"The French conductor Fromanger showed the great sound potential of the orchestra as well as an indescribable variety of nuances. It was a performance of splendid dynamism. Finally, Tchaikovsky's Pathétique Symphony was heard, where Fromanger provided an anthology version, faithfully capturing the author's intentions. The last and heartbreaking movement was the highlight of the concert. The spectators felt moved to tears since this part of the work is considered a farewell to the composer's life. At the end, there was an overwhelming silence that made the audience applaud only when they realized that the conductor had finished the work. It was the best closing concert of an exceptional season. »
Julio César Huertas, Teatro Colon Buenos Aires,2020.
"Benoit Fromanger at the head of the Nice Philharmonic Orchestra with his precise and dynamic direction has highlighted all the elegance, sensitivity and lyricism of Spanish music.”
Philippe Depetris, Nice-Matin, 2019.
"The opening concert of the Netherlands Orchestra presents a season opening concert likely inspired by the theme of tormented passion. Under the baton of guest conductor Benoît Fromanger, accompanied by the exceptional presence of cellist Gautier Capuçon, the orchestra will perform three major works from the repertoire by Haydn and Mozart.
The musicians already know the conductor, who has already come to conduct it several times over the last ten years. A good thing for this structure that must regularly change conductor, i.e. range and state of mind, with each concert preparation. Benoit Fromanger leads an international career…. "
L'Essentiel, 2022.
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