CHLOÉ
DUFRESNE
CONDUCTOR - CHEFFE D'ORCHESTRE
NEWS !!
Chloé Dufresne has been selected to join the Dudamel Fellowship Program next season.
It is a unique opportunity to benefit from the mentorship of the Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel whom she will assist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra / LA Phil
French-born conductor Chloé Dufresne recently won the Orchestra prize, the Audience prize and a "special mention" exæquo with al the finilist from the Besançon International Competition for young conductors 2021. She is also the 3rd prize winner of the Malko conducting competition 2021 and finalist of the Siemens-Hallé International Conductors Competition 2020. She was also Laureate of the Tremplin des jeunes cheffes organised by La Philharmonie de Paris in 2018.
She graduated as a Master from the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki.
Chloé Dufresne initially studied viola, vocal performance and choral conducting. From 2015 to 2020 she has studied orchestra conducting with Maestri Atso Almila and Sakari Oramo at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. In 2018-2019 she was an exchange student at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris, learning under the guidance of Alain Altinoglu.
Chloé has participated in masterclasses with renowned conductors such as Paavo Jarvi,
Mikko Franck, Johannes Schlaefli, David Zinman, Susanna Mälkki, Hannu Lintu.
She has been fortunate to conduct first-class orchestras such as the
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Helsinki City Orchestra,
Tapiola Sinfonietta, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic,
Sinfonia Lahti, Ensemble Intercontemporain.
Her professional projects led Chloe Dufresne to assist Finnish conductor Sakari Oramo at the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic and the Kokkola Opera. She is also invited for several symphonic concerts with Opéra de Rouen, Opéra national de Lorraine, Orchestre national d’Auvergne, Opéra de Vichy and Philharmonie de Paris where she made her debut with the Orchestre Pasdeloup in 2020.
Reccently she made her debut with Orchestre national de France with whom she also recorded the Marseillaise for the handover ceremony of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2021-Paris 2024.
When it comes to opera repertoire, Chloé was invited to conduct Bayreuth production of Wagner's Ring for children in Helsinki festival (August 2019), Bellini’s Norma in ‘Narva Opera Days’ (2019), Offenbach's Pomme d'Api in Opéra de Toulon (November 2019). She assisted Sakari Oramo for Meyerbeer’s Etoile du Nord in Kokkola Opera, and Jérome
Pillement for Donizetti's La fille du régiment in Opéra de Montpellier.
Among her future projects, Chloé Dufresne conducts Offenbach's Le Voyage dans la lune at Opéra de Nice and Opéra de Limoges ; she will return to conduct Opéra de Rouen’s orchestra ; she is invited to conduct, Orchestre national d’Ile-de-France, Orchestre national de Montpellier Occitanie. In Finland she will conduct Vaasa City orchestra and Pori Sinfonietta.
AUGUST 21th - SEPTEMBER 4th 2022
LUCERNE FESTIVAL - conducting fellowship
IEMA (International Ensemble Modern Academy)
Wolfgang Rihm, Dieter Ammann and Thomas Adès
SEPTEMBER 9th, 10th 2022
Concert de rentrée
Opera National de Montpellier
Alex Ho : Pièce pour orchestre, Création mondiale
Bohuslav Martinů : «Rhapsody-Concerto » pour alto et orchestre
Johannes Brahms : Symphonie n°4 en mi mineur opus 98
SEPTEMBER 13th - 16th 2022
Orchestre National de Lille : reccording
Poulenc : Concerto champêtre pour clavecin et orchestre
Gorecki : Concerto pour clavecin Op. 40
Soloist: Justin TAYLOR
SEPTEMBER 27th 2022
Gala - John Williams Celebration
Los Angeles Philharmonic - Dudamel Fellowship
assistant to G.Dudamel and John Williams
Gala - John Williams Celebration | Walt Disney Concert Hall (laphil.com)
SEPTEMBER 30th 6 OCTOBER 1st, 2nd 2022
Pan-American Music Initiative :
Choral works by composers from across the Americas
Los Angeles Philharmonic - Dudamel Fellowship
assistant to G.Dudamel
Dudamel Leads Songs of the Americas | Walt Disney Concert Hall (laphil.com)
OCTOBER 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th 2022
Pan-American Music Initiative
Los Angeles Philharmonic - Dudamel Fellowship
assistant to G.Dudamel
Mahler - Symphony no.1
Gabriela Ortiz - Violin concerto
Dudamel Leads Ortiz and Mahler | Walt Disney Concert Hall (laphil.com)
OCTOBER 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th 2022
Pan-American Music Initiative
Los Angeles Philharmonic - Dudamel Fellowship
assistant to G.Dudamel
Gabriela Ortiz - Kauyumari
Marquez - Fandango Violin concerto
Copland - Symphony no.3
Dudamel Conducts Copland and Márquez | Walt Disney Concert Hall (laphil.com)
NOVEMBER 4th, 6th, 8th 2022
LE VOYAGE DANS LA LUNE - Offenbach
Opéra de Rouen
Mise en scène : Olivier Fredj
NOVEMBER 17th 2022
CONCERT DES 4 SIÈCLES
Orchestre de l'Opéra de Saint-Etienne
Ibert - Mozart - Pépin - Schumann
Concert des 4 siècles - Spectacles - Saison 22-23 - Opéra de Saint-Etienne
NOVEMBER 25th 2022
FINNISH RHAPSODY
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Heini Kärkkäinen - piano
Robert Kajanus : Finnish Rhapsody No. 1
Laura Netzel : Piano Concerto
Robert Schumann : Symphony No. 3 ”Rhenish”
DECEMBER 9th,11th 2022
LE VOYAGE DANS LA LUNE - OFFENBACH
Opéra de Massy
Choeurs de l'opéra Grand Avignon
Mise en scène : Olivier Fredj
Opéra de Massy - Direction Jack-Henri Soumère (opera-massy.com)
JANUARY 6th, 7th, 8th 2023
Debussy and Messian
Los Angeles Philharmonic - Dudamel Fellowship
assistant to Michael Tilson Thomas
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MESSIAEN Trois petites liturgies de la présence divine
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DEBUSSY Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra
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VILLA-LOBOS Chôros No. 10, “Rasga o Coração”
Debussy and Messiaen with MTT | Walt Disney Concert Hall (laphil.com)
JANUARY 13th, 14th, 15th 2023
MAHLER SYMPHONY N.9
Los Angeles Philharmonic - Dudamel Fellowship
assistant to Michael Tilson Thomas
MTT Conducts Mahler 9 | Walt Disney Concert Hall (laphil.com)
JANUARY 26th 2023
Germaine Tailleferre
Orchestre de chambre de Paris
Œuvres de GERMAINE TAILLEFERRE
Accompagnées de pièces de RAVEL, SATIE, STRAVINSKY et POULENC.
Germaine Tailleferre, l’oubliée du groupe - Orchestre de chambre de Paris
MARCH 4th, 5th 2023
LE VOYAGE DANS LA LUNE - OFFENBACH
Opéra Théâtre de Metz
Mise en scène : Olivier Fredj
Le voyage dans la lune - Accueil - opéra-théâtre - metz métropole (eurometropolemetz.eu)
MARS 26th 2023
FAUST - GOUNOD
Opéra de Vichy
Mise en scène : Claude Brumachon & Benjamin Lamarche
Orchestre de l'opéra de Limoges
Chœur de l’Opéra de Limoges
MARCH 16th - 17th 2023
MAY 5th, 7th, 9th, 11th, 13th 2023
ELISIR D'AMORE - DONIZETTI
Opéra de Rennes/Angers Nantes Opera
Mise en scène David Lescot
L’ÉLIXIR D’AMOUR - Angers Nantes Opéra (angers-nantes-opera.com)
MAY 18th, 19th, 21st 2023
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Esa-Pekka SALONENOrgan Concerto (U.S. premiere)
Los Angeles Philharmonic - Dudamel Fellowship
assistant to Esa Pekka Salonen
Salonen, Stravinsky, and Bartók | Walt Disney Concert Hall (laphil.com)
MAY 26th, 28th 2023
ELISIR D'AMORE - DONIZETTI
Opéra de Angers Nantes Opera
ANGERS - GRAND THÉÂTRE
Mise en scène David Lescot
L’ÉLIXIR D’AMOUR - Angers Nantes Opéra (angers-nantes-opera.com)
JUNE 7th, 9th, 11th, 13th and 15th 2023
ELISIR D'AMORE - DONIZETTI
Opéra de Angers Nantes Opera
NANTES - THÉÂTRE GRASLIN
Mise en scène David Lescot
L’ÉLIXIR D’AMOUR - Angers Nantes Opéra (angers-nantes-opera.com)
JUNE 4th 2023
ORCHESTRE DES AMATEURS DE LA PHILHARMONIE
Philharmonie de Paris
Rachmaninoff : Les Danses symphoniques
Camille Pépin : Aux confins de l'orage
Orchestre des amateurs de la Philharmonie de Paris | Philharmonie de Paris
2022-2023
Médias
Olympic Games - Handover Ceremony
Tokyo 2021 to Paris 2024 - Orchestre National de France
Besançon International Conducting Competition for Young conducdor 2021
Camille Pépin : Aux confins de l'Orage (world premiere)
Sibelius : Symphony n.5
Orchestre National de Lyon
Malko Competition for Young conducdor 2021
Tchaikovsky : 4th symphony 1st mov.
C. Nielsen : Maskarade Overture
The Danish National Symphony Orchestra 12.06.2021
at DR Koncerthuset, Copenhagen, Denmark. DR©2021
Debussy: Apres midi d’un faune
Britta Byström: New commission for the Malko Competition
The Danish National Symphony Orchestra 10.06.2021
at DR Koncerthuset, Copenhagen, Denmark. DR©2021
Sibelius: Violin Concerto - 1st mov
Soloist: Johannes Søe Hansen
The Danish National Symphony Orchestra
10.06.2021
DR Koncerthuset, Copenhagen, Denmark. DR©2021
Brahms: Symphony No. 3
Nielsen: Symphony No. 5
The Danish National Symphony Orchestra 9.06.2021
at DR Koncerthuset, Copenhagen, Denmark. DR©2021
Haydn: Symphony No. 104 1. mov.
The Danish National Symphony Orchestra
7.06.2021
at DR Koncerthuset, Copenhagen, Denmark. DR©2021
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Mendelssohn : Symphony no.3 "Scottish"
Sibelius Academy Orchestra
31.10.2020
In Helsinki Music Center
Tchaikovsky : Romeo and juliet - Overture Fantasy
Orchestre Pasdeloup
11.01.2020
In Philharmonie de Paris
Camille Pépin : Vajrayana
extraits mvt 4-5
Orchestre de Picardie
23.11.2018
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