Laurent Petitgirard

Petitgirard fascinates me because he refuses the usual either-or of classical music: he both conducts and composes, a double life that demands two kinds of discipline rarely housed in one person. France has clearly decided he matters, escalating his Legion of Honour from Knight to Officer and crowning him Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres. I read that trajectory as a steady, decades-long vote of confidence rather than a single splashy moment. What I'd most want to hear is whether his composer's ear bends his conducting toward warmth, or whether the conductor's rigor disciplines his writing. Either way, a Parisian lifer worth a serious listen.

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Name (English)

Laurent Petitgirard

Name (Japanese)

ローラン・プティジラール

Reading

ろーらん・ぷてぃじらーる

Born

June 10, 1950 (age 76)

Origin

Paris, France

Occupation

conductor / composer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Tiger

Awards & achievements

• 2009 Knight of the Legion of Honour
• 2012 Officer of the National Order of Merit
• Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎
• 2017 Officer of the Legion of Honour

• Official sitehttps://www.petitgirard.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurent%20Petitgirard
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%97%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3219447

Tags

• conductor
• composer

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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