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My Take
Conductors rarely get their due, and Denève is a case in point. Born in 1971 in Tourcoing, he now leads the St. Louis Symphony as music director while shaping young talent as artistic director of the New World Symphony. That second role is what wins me over: it is one thing to command a hundred musicians with a baton, another to invest in the players who come next. A Frenchman steering a great American orchestra carries a certain elegance, and I suspect his ear for French color and texture makes those programs glow. I would love to feel that live.
Overview
Stéphane Denève (born 24 November 1971) is a French conductor. He is currently music director of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and artistic director of the New World Symphony.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Stéphane Denève
- Name (Japanese)
- ステファヌ・ドゥネーヴ
- Reading
- すてふぁぬ・どぅねーゔ
- Born
- November 24, 1971 (age 54)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Boar
- Origin
- Tourcoing, Nord, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- conductor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.