Alexis Kossenko

Alexis Kossenko (born 1977 in Nice) is a French contemporary flautist, conductor and musicologist.

Education

Kossenko followed the courses of flautist Alain Marion at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris, where he obtained a First Prize, as well as those of Marten Root at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, which awarded him a soloist's degree.[1]

Career

As flautist

Kossenko's career as a flutist includes regular collaborations with many ensembles such as La Chambre Philharmonique, Le Concert d'Astrée, Stradivaria, the Ensemble Matheus, the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, the Barokksolistene, the Philharmonie der Nationen, the Orchestre de chambre de Paris, the Orchestre d'Auvergne, Anima Eterna, the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, the Kölner Akademie, La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy, the Concerto Copenhagen, the ensemble Capriccio Stravagante[2] Les Paladins, Le Concert Spirituel, the Cercle de l’Harmonie, the European Union Baroque Orchestra.[3]

As conductor

Alongside his career as a flautist, Kossenko developed conductor activities as guest conductor of ensembles B'Rock (Belgium), Holland Baroque Society (Netherlands), European Union Baroque Orchestra, Le Concert d'Astrée (France) and Arte dei Suonatori (Poland).

In 2010, Kossenko established the international ensemble of Baroque music on ancient instruments and of classical music Les Ambassadeurs.[1]

In October 2019 he was named incoming Music Director of the French period instrument orchestra, Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy, to begin in 2020.

Discography

With the ensemble Arte dei Suonatori

With the orchestra Les Ambassadeurs

Bibliography

Conversation with Alexis Kossenko, in Remy Campos, Le Conservatoire de Paris et son histoire, une institution en questions, Paris, L'Œil d'or, 2016, ISBN 9782913661790

References
  1. "Site d'Alexis Kossenko". Archived from the original on 2014-11-02. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  2. Capriccio Stravagante Archived 2012-06-08 at the Wayback Machine,
  3. European Union Baroque Orchestra
  4. (in English) AllMusic
  5. (in English) ArkivMusic Archived 2017-12-31 at the Wayback Machine
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