François-Xavier Roth
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François-Xavier Roth is a French
conductor
. His father is the organist Daniel Roth
. His brother Vincent Roth is a violist. Before turning to conducting, Roth was a flutist. Roth graduated from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique, where his teachers included Alain Marion and János Fürst
.
In 2000, Roth won the Donatella Flick Conducting Competition, which led to his appointment as Assistant Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra
for two years. He has also served as an assistant conductor to John Eliot Gardiner
. In 2003, he founded the chamber orchestra Les Siècles, which mixes use of modern and period instruments. Les Siècles and Roth have toured outside France to Italy, Germany, England and Japan. Their commercial recordings include a CD of Bizet and Chabrier, which won a Diapason Découverte, as well as the Hans Zender
arrangement of Schubert's Die Winterreise, as well as a self-produced CD on Les Siècles Live of Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique. The orchestra has also appeared on French television in a series entitled "Presto".
Roth began a three-year term as Associate Guest Conductor of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales
(BBC NOW) in 2008. As of the 2011-2012 season, he continues in that post with the BBC NOW. Roth was music director of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège
(OPL) for the 2009-2010 season. Roth first conducted the Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra
(SWR Sinfonieorchester) in March 2009. In April 2010, the SWR Sinfonieorchester announced the appointment of Roth as its next chief conductor, effective with the 2011-2012 season.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
conductor
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
. His father is the organist Daniel Roth
Daniel Roth (organist)
Daniel François Roth , is a French organist, composer, and pedagogue.-Biography:Roth began his musical training at the conservatory in his home town, Mulhouse with Professeur Joseph Victor Meyer...
. His brother Vincent Roth is a violist. Before turning to conducting, Roth was a flutist. Roth graduated from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique, where his teachers included Alain Marion and János Fürst
János Fürst
János Fürst was a Hungarian-born conductor and violinist.János Fürst originally studied the violin at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in his native Budapest. After the 1956 Soviet invasion of Hungary, he continued studies at the conservatory in Brussels. He attended the Conservatoire de Paris...
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In 2000, Roth won the Donatella Flick Conducting Competition, which led to his appointment as Assistant Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra
The London Symphony Orchestra is a major orchestra of the United Kingdom, as well as one of the best-known orchestras in the world. Since 1982, the LSO has been based in London's Barbican Centre.-History:...
for two years. He has also served as an assistant conductor to John Eliot Gardiner
John Eliot Gardiner
Sir John Eliot Gardiner CBE FKC is an English conductor. He founded the Monteverdi Choir , the English Baroque Soloists and the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique...
. In 2003, he founded the chamber orchestra Les Siècles, which mixes use of modern and period instruments. Les Siècles and Roth have toured outside France to Italy, Germany, England and Japan. Their commercial recordings include a CD of Bizet and Chabrier, which won a Diapason Découverte, as well as the Hans Zender
Hans Zender
Johannes Wolfgang Zender is a German conductor and composer.-Life:From 1956 to 1959 Zender studied piano, conducting, and composition at the Hochschule für Musik Frankfurt and at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg.From 1959 to 1963 he was Kapellmeister of the Municipal Theatres in Freiburg im...
arrangement of Schubert's Die Winterreise, as well as a self-produced CD on Les Siècles Live of Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique. The orchestra has also appeared on French television in a series entitled "Presto".
Roth began a three-year term as Associate Guest Conductor of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales is a Welsh symphony orchestra and one of the BBC's five professional orchestras. The BBC NOW is the only professional symphony orchestra organisation in Wales, occupying a dual role as both a broadcasting orchestra and national orchestra.The BBC NOW has its...
(BBC NOW) in 2008. As of the 2011-2012 season, he continues in that post with the BBC NOW. Roth was music director of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège
Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège
The Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège is a Belgian symphony orchestra, based in Liège. The OPRL was founded in 1960. With 100 members, the Liège Royal Philharmonic performs nearly 80 concerts each season, with approximately fifty of these concerts at the Salle Philharmonique de Liège, its...
(OPL) for the 2009-2010 season. Roth first conducted the Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra
Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra
The Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra is a radio orchestra located in the German cities of Baden-Baden and Freiburg...
(SWR Sinfonieorchester) in March 2009. In April 2010, the SWR Sinfonieorchester announced the appointment of Roth as its next chief conductor, effective with the 2011-2012 season.