Pascal Rophé
| Pascal Rophé | |
|---|---|
| Born |
16 June 1960 Paris |
| Education | Conservatoire de Paris |
| Occupation | Conductor |
| Organization | Orchestre national des Pays de la Loire |
| Awards | |
Pascal Rophé (born 16 June 1960) is a French conductor, currently the musical director of the Orchestre national des Pays de la Loire. He is known for collaboration with contemporary composers, conducting the premieres of their works and recording. He also teaches master classes at the Conservatoire de Paris.
Born in Paris, Rophé studied as early as 1974 at the Conservatoire de Paris, first studying the flute. He won second prize of a competition of young conductors at the Besançon International Music Festival in 1988.
From 1992, he worked with Pierre Boulez and David Robertson within the Ensemble InterContemporain. On 19 May 1998, Rophé conducted the premiere of Salvatore Sciarrino's opera Luci mie traditrici at the Schwetzingen Festival. He recorded in 2002 Thierry Escaich's Concerto pour orgue with organist Olivier Latry. The recording won the Diapason d'Or de l'Année award. The same year, he recorded Intrada by Éric Tanguy with the Orchestre national de France at the Salle Olivier Messiaen of the Maison de la Radio during the Festival "Présences 99" (2002). He conducted in 2005 the premiere of Michael Mantler's Concerto for Marimba and Vibraphone with the hr-Sinfonieorchester.
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