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Claire Levacher

Conductor

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NEWS

CHRISTMAS IN VIENNA 

 

Claire Levacher conducts the RSO-ORF Radio Symphonie Orchester at the
Wiener Konzerthaus for the TV LIVE concert event on 19
. and 20. December 2024.
 

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DALASINFONIETTAN

 Claire Levacher has been appointed chief conductor and artistic advisor of the Dalasinfoniettan Orchestra in Falun/Sweden in 2024.

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BOOK RELEASE

 

Claire Levacher's conversation with Agathe Cagé about her conducting experience will be released on 10. November 2022 at l'Aube edition.

Bio

BIOGRAPHY

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Ever since her successful debuts at the Opéra National de Lyon in 2009 , Claire Levacher has established herself internationally as a conductor with a wide operatic and symphonic repertoire including contemporary world premieres.  

She often appears as guest conductor with leading ensembles such as the Radiosymphonie Orchester Wien, the Wienerkammerorchester, the Symphonieorchester Voralberg, the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, the Orchestre National de Lorraine, the Orchestre National d'Ile-de-France, the Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, the Orchestre d'Auvergne, the Orchestre de Picardie, the Dalasinfonietta of Sweden, the Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana, the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Beijing Symphony Orchestra, the Wuhan Philharmonic Orchestra, the National Orchestra of Lebanon, the Vietnam Philharmonic Orchestra.

After serving as assistant conductor at the Opéra National de Paris, at the Opéra Comique in Paris, at the Bayerische Staatsoper Munich and at the Theater an der Wien, Claire Levacher has been invited to conduct at the Göteborg Opera , at the Theater an der Wien-Kammeroper, at the Bregenz Festival, at the Opera du Rhin, at the Prague Opera, at the Graz Opera.

 

From 2020 onwards, Claire Levacher is Professorin für Orchesterausbildung at the University of Graz, Austria. Before 2011, she had developed her pedagogical activity as professor of conducting at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP) and as Musical Director of the Orchestre des Lauréats at the CNSMDP. She has also been invited to conduct at the Univeristy of Illinois (USA), at the Freiburg Hochschule für Musik, at the Budapest Franz Liszt Academy, at the franco-german Opus XXI Academy and at the Neemrana Foundation (India).


A pianist by training, Claire Levacher obtained three first prizes from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, a master’s degree in Orchestral Conducting from the University of Michigan (USA) and she was awarded a French government grant to further study conducting with Leopold Hager at the Musikhochschule of Vienna. She won the first prize at the International Conducting Competition in Treviso (Italy) and the second prize in orchestral conducting at the Prague Spring International Music Festival (Czech Republic).

 

In the 2022/2023 season, Claire Levacher conducts the Radio Symphony Orchestra of Vienna for the «Christmas in Vienna » TV live concert at the Konzerthaus of Vienna and makes her debuts with the Klangforum of Vienna for two creations of Sarah Nemtsov and Michael Pelzel. A reinvitation brings her back to Bregenz Festival with Werther of Massenet.

With effect of 2024, Claire Levacher has been appointed chief conductor and artistic advisor of Dalasinfoniettan in Falun/Sweden.


In recognition of her services to French musical life, Claire Levacher has been appointed 'Officier des Arts et des Lettres' and 'Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur' by the French Ministry of Culture.

News and Events

SCHEDULE

Kunst Universität Graz / Ligeti-Saal

28, 30 Januar / 1, 3 Februar 2023

BOESMANS : Reigen

Gesangsstudierende, Opernorchester der KUG

Inszenierung : Ingo Kerkhof

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Oper Graz

11, 12, 16 Februar / 1, 4, 5, 31 März / 15, 27 April 2023

BIZET : Carmen (Ballett)

Choreografin : Beate Vollack

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Dalasinfoniettan Orchestra / Falun

24, 25 March 2023
 

GLUCK : Iphigenia in Aulis Overture

STAERN : Sånger om bländvit kärlek, for alto and orchestra (Pers Anna Larsson, alto)
BERLIOZ : Romeo and Juliet’s Love scene
CHERUBINI : Symphony in D

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Kunst Universität Graz / Ligeti-Saal

8, 9 Mai 2023

BEETHOVEN : Egmont (Schauspielmusik zu Goethes Drama)

KUG Orchester, Institut Jazz, Institut Schauspiel, Mitglieder des Stegreif.Orchesters

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Bregenzer Festpiele

14, 16, 18, 19 August 2023

MASSENET : Werther 

Symphonieorchester Vorarlberg

Regie : Jana Vetten

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Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris

15 September 2023

FEIERABEND :  Musique pour quatuor à cordes
CHOI : Weight of Waiting
LEPAUVRE :  Circé "Nous sommes les voix de celles qui n'en ont plus"

Orchestre des Lauréats du Conservatoire

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Kunst Universität Graz / Stefaniensaal Graz

9 November 2023

MENDELSSOHN : Die Hebriden

WALTON : Konzert für Viola und Orchester (Solist to be determined)

DEBUSSY : La Mer

KUG Orchester

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RSO – ORF Radio Symphonie Orchester Wien / Wiener Konzerthaus

15, 16 Dezember 2023 – Live TV

CHRISTMAS IN VIENNA

Patricia Petibon, soprano

Joyce DiDonato, mezzo soprano

Lawrence Brownlee, tenor 
Wiener Singakademie, Wiener S
ängerknaben

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Kunst Universität Graz / György-Ligeti-Saal

19 Januar 2024

 

MOZART Divertimento KV.136
DEBUSSY Danse sacrée et danse profane
SCHOSTAKOVITCH Kammersymphonie op.110a

KUG Orchester

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Dalasinfoniettan Orchestra / Falun

23, 24 February 2024

 

DEBUSSY : Prélude à l'Après-midi d'un Faune 

BERIO : Folk songs 

BEETHOVEN : Symphony 4 

Matilda Paulssons, mezzo-soprano

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Dalasinfoniettan Orchestra / Falun

22, 23 March 2024

REBEL : Les Elemens

RAMEAU : Suite des Boréades

BEETHOVEN : Symphony No 6

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Dalasinfoniettan Orchestra / Falun

13 April 2024 


MENDELSSOHN : Midsommarnattsdröm
HAYDN : Seasons (excerpts)
HONEGGER: Pastorale d’été
DELERUE : Pour un temps de Sérénité, de Clarté, de Méditation
TON-THAT TIET : Vo vi

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Kunst Universität Graz / Stefaniensaal   29 April 2024 

Betlmenská kaple / Prag  30 April 2024

MOZART : Ouvertüre zu Don Giovanni KV 527 
MOZART : Sinfonia concertante in E-flat major, KV 297b
MORATO RIBERA : Premiere (2024)
DVORAK :  Tschechische Suite
KUG und HAMU Orchester

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Grange Park Opera

8, 13, 19, 30 June / 4, 6 July 2024  

DONIZETTI  : La Fille du Régiment 

Stage director : John Doyle

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Bregenzer Festpiele

12, 14, 16, 17 August 2024

ROSSINI : La Cambiale di Matrimonio

PUCCINI : Gianni Schicchi

Regie : Brigitte Fassbaender

Symphonieorchester Vorarlberg

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Hugo Alfvén International Conducting Competition

18 to 24 August 2024

JURY AND MASTERCLASSES

Dalasinfoniettan Orchestra 

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Dalasinfoniettan Orchestra / Falun 

6, 7 September 2024

PETERSON : Vagabond (world premiere creation)

MAHLER : Lieder eines fahrenden gesellen 

SCHÖNBERG : Kammersymphonie Nr. 2 ,Op.38

Jeremy Carpenter, baryton

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Oberschützen / Takács-Saal 15 November 2024

Kunst Universität Graz / Ligeti-Saal 16 November 2024

WAGNER : Tristan und Isolde : Prelude und Liebestod 

BIZET : Carmen suite

POULENC : La Voix Humaine 

Symphonieorchester Oberschützen-KUG 

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Dalasinfoniettan Orchestra / Falun 

22, 23 November 2024

SRNKA : No Night No Land No Sky

SUK : String Serenade  op. 6

DVORAK : Serenade for winds op. 44

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RSO – ORF Radio Symphonie Orchester Wien / Wiener Konzerthaus

19, 20 Dezember 2024 – Live TV

CHRISTMAS IN VIENNA

Magdalena Kožená, mezzo soprano

Jonathan Tetelman, tenor

Carlos Álvarez, bariton 
Wiener Singakademie, Wiener S
ängerknaben

Stefan Jürgens, schauspieler

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Dalasinfoniettan Orchestra / Falun

4, 5 January 2025

FRANSK CHANSONS

Åsa Fång, soprano

Anders Wängdahl, baritone 

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Dalasinfoniettan Orchestra / Falun

14, 15 February 2025

KAGEL : 10 Marches To Miss The Victory 

SJOSTAKOVITJ : Kammersymphonie op. 110a 

PROKOFJEV : Violinkonsert Nr. 2 g-moll op. 63 

Rosanne Philippens, violin

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Kunst Universität Graz / Ligeti-Saal

3 April 2025

BAUCKHOLT : Pacific Time
FILIDEI : Ballata No. 7 
SMOLKA : ANDĚLSKÉ SCHODY – Angel Steps 

Klangforum Wien / PPCM  Kunst Universität Graz  

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Dalasinfoniettan Orchestra / Falun

11, 12 April 2025

TOMMY ANDERSSON : Enchanted Forest 
RESPIGHI : Gli Uccelli
RAVEL : Ma mère L’Oye 

Ella Jax, painter

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Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris

30 Avril 2025

​ATELIER DE COMPOSITION 

Ensemble Next 

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Kunst Universität Graz / Stefanien Saal 

16 Mai 2025

BOULANGER : D'un matin de printemps 
BEETHOVEN : Klavierkonzert Es-Dur Op. 73
SIBELIUS : Symphonie No. 7 C-Dur Op. 105

Orchester der KUG 

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PRESS


Opéra de Lyon
Le Roi malgré lui, Chabrier
Mise en scène : Laurent Pelly


 

« L’orchestre est tenu de bout en bout, épanoui, pimpant, d’une belle étoffe, parfaitement d’accord avec un choeur très animé, nous rappelant, à chaque mesure, que Le Roi Malgré Lui fourmille de trouvailles et d’imprévus. »


OPERA MAGAZINE


 

« Dirigentin Claire Levacher animiert das Wiener Kammerorchester zu einem hochdramatischen Puccini »


KURIER 


 


Theater an der Wien - Kammeroper
La Bohème, Puccini 
Inszenierung : Lotte de Beer


 

« French conductor Claire Levacher brings a deft touch to the Bizet score, balancing delicacy and restraint in tender moments with powerful emotionnal impact in the marches and dramatic scenes. The premiere was interrupted frequently with bursts of applause. »

PRAGUE POST

Prague Opera
Carmen, Bizet
Stage director : Zdenek Troska


 

« La cheffe française Claire Levacher maitrise parfaitement son sujet et crée une pâte sonore, sensuelle, ductile et mouvante, passant de la retenue à l’emportement d’un coup de baguette. L’Orchestre de l’opéra semble parfaitement à l’écoute et répond comme un seul homme avec mention particulière au pupitre des vents dont le velouté fait merveille.» 

« Für das Orchester ist diese Dirigentin ein echter Glücksfall. Ihre Gesten sind präzise, klar, aber auch anfeuernd und mitreissend.»

« Es ist ihr [Claire Levacher] sehr gut gelungen und das Symphonieorchester Vorarlberg hat das auch wirklich sehr kompakt realisiert, sehr stimmungsvoll realisiert. »

FORUM OPERA
 

Göteborg Opera
La Voix humaine, Poulenc
Mise en scène : David Radok



 

GENERAL-ANZEIGER

DEUTSCHLANDFUNK KULTUR

Beethovenfest Bonn


 

Bregenzer Festpiele
To the lighthouse, Seglias
Inszenierung : Olivier Tambosi



 

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