Stéphane Denève

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.

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

Occupation

conductor

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://www.stephanedeneve.com
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%8C%E3%83%BB%E3%83%89%E3%82%A5%E3%83%8D%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B4

Tags

• Nord
• conductor

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.