Fabrice Bollon

French conductor

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Fabrice Bollon (born Paris, 1965) is a French conductor and composer.^[1]

Biography

Bollon studied with Michael Gielen and Nikolaus Harnoncourt in Paris and at the Mozarteum in Salzburg. He subsequently continued his studies with Georges Prêtre and Mauricio Kagel.

In 2008, Bollon was appointed musical director of the Freiburg Opera and the Freiburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Under Bollon, the Freiburg Opera has recorded a series of lesser-known operas for CPO, including Riccardo Zandonai's Francesca da Rimini, Francesco Cilea's L'arlesiana, and Karl Goldmark's Die Königin von Saba. With the Freiburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Bollon has also recorded commercially for Naxos.^[2] He concluded his Freiburg tenure in 2021.

In May 2022, the Staatskapelle Halle announced the appointment of Bollon as its next GMD, effective with the 2022-2023 season, with an initial contract of 5 years.^[3] Bollon and the Staatskapelle Halle have recorded commercially for such labels as Naxos.^[4]

References

^ Christian Schmidt (2023-05-30). "Interview, Fabrice Bollon: 'Das Kulturgeschäft ist nicht tot'". Concerti. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
^ William Kreindler (April 2019). "Review: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Das Wunder der Heliane (Naxos 8.660410-12)". MusicWeb International. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
^ "Fabrice Bollon wird Chefdirigent der Staatskapelle Halle". NMZ. 2022-05-09. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
^ Erica Jeal (2024-03-14). "Strauss: Josephs Legende album review – not top-drawer Strauss but there's much worth savouring". The Guardian. Retrieved 2024-04-08.

External links

Official homepage of Fabrice Bollon
Konzertdirektion Martin Muller agency page on Fabrice Bollon
Wise Music Classical page on Fabrice Bollon
David Hurwitz, "Solid Versions of Magnard's Two Best Symphonies". Classics Today review
Review of Naxos 8 660526, "Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen / Bollon: Twelve Lilies for Leoš", Gramophone

Cultural offices
Preceded by Patrick Peire and Robert Groslot	Chief Conductor, Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen 1994-1998	Succeeded by David Angus
Preceded by Patrik Ringborg	Generalmusikdirektor, Theater Freiburg 2008-2021	Succeeded by André de Ridder
Preceded by Ariane Matiakh	Generalmusikdirektor, Staatskapelle Halle 2022-present	Succeeded by incumbent