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Franck
Ollu
Franck Ollu is a very versatile conductor
and widely acknowledged as an expert in the field of
contemporary music and opera. He has a very long-established
association with Ensemble Modern with whom he gives around
twenty concerts a year and is Music Director of the Swedish
Ensemble for New Music “KammarensembleN” in Stockholm.
The 2009/10 season and beyond includes
appearances with the London Sinfonietta at Aldeburgh
Festival, The Linbury Theatre, Covent Garden and two tours
of Spain, Rihm’s Jagden und Formen at the Salzburg Festival
with Ensemble Modern, The Rake’s Progress at Théâtre de
l’Athénée, Paris, Xenakis’ The Oresteia at the Polish
National Opera, several revivals of Dusapin’s “Passion” (Mr
Ollu conducted the world premiere) in a new production by
Sasha Waltz including Le Théatre des Champs-Elysées in Paris
and assisting Pierre Boulez on a large project with Ensemble
Modern Orchestra.
Mr Ollu makes his debut with
Sudwestrundfunk Sinfonieorchester, conducts a new opera by
Helmut Oehring “Die Wunde Heine” which he will tour with
Ensemble Modern to leading European festivals including the
MusikTriennale Köln. Re-invitations to RAI Turin
and Iceland Symphony follow on from his much-praised first
visits.
He often works in conjunction with leading
composers and has a particular affinity with the music of
George Benjamin. He conducted the world premiere of
Benjamin’s opera “Into the Little Hill” at Opéra Bastille,
Paris in Autumn 2006 to huge critical acclaim, followed by a
tour to major festivals in Amsterdam, Vienna, New York’s
Lincoln Centre Festival, Dresden, Frankfurt and Liverpool.
Mr Ollu conducted the world premiere of Pascal Dusapin’s
“Passion” in Summer 2008, commissioned by Aix-En-Provence
Festival which continues to tour to leading European
festivals including Amsterdam, Paris, Luxembourg, and
Strasbourg.
Recent seasons have included three visits
to London’s Philharmonia Orchestra in their new music series,
concerts with the Bayerischer Rundfunk, Orquesta Nacional
d’España, Orchestre National de Lyon, Helsinki Philharmonic,
Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Aarhus Symphony,
Orquestra Nacional do Porto and BBC Scottish Symphony
Orchestra. Leading contemporary music ensembles with
whom he has worked include Australia’s Elision, Holland’s
Asko Schönberg Ensemble and Finland’s Avanti. As a pioneer
of new music, Franck Ollu has championed works by many
contemporary composers including premieres or works by
Helmut Lachenmann, Heiner Goebbels (his opera “Landschaft
mit entfernten Verwandten”) Peter Eötvös, Brian Ferneyhough
and Wolfgang Rihm. Franck Ollu was born in La Rochelle,
France and studied music in Paris.
Management:
Askonas Holt
Contact: louise.hynd@askonasholt.co.uk
Mail:
franck@franckollu.com
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