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Laurent Petitgirard

ローラン・プティジラール　/　ろーらん・ぷてぃじらーる

Conductor from France

June 10, 1950 (age 76)　・　Paris, France

conductor
composer

My Take

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.

Overview

Laurent Petitgirard (born 10 June 1950, in Paris) is a French classical composer and conductor.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

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)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Tiger
Origin: Paris, France
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: conductor / composer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

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

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.petitgirard.com
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

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