Rophé, Pascal,
Music Director: Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège

Widely recognised as one of the finest specialists in twentieth-century repertoire, Pascal Rophé works regularly with all the major French orchestras, the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Residentie Orkest of The Hague, and RAI Turin.

A devoted interpreter of opera, he made his Glyndebourne Touring Opera debut in 2004 with Pélléas et Mélisande, and in 2005 conducted Massenet’s Thaïs for the Rome Opera. Pascal Rophé’s recordings of works by Tanguy, Escaich and Dusapin have received numerous awards. In the pipeline is a recording of works by Michael Jarrell with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande.

Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège, Orchestra
Founded in 1960, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège (Liège Philharmonic Orchestra) is the leading symphony orchestra of the French-speaking Community in Belgium and benefits from the support of the Community’s Government and the City and Province of Liège. Made up of 97 musicians, its music directors have included Fernand Quinet (1960-64), Manuel Rosenthal (1964-67), Paul Strauss (1967-77), Pierre Bartholomée (1977-99) and, since September 2001, Louis Langrée, who will be succeeded in September 2006 by another French conductor, Pascal Rophé.