Laurent Campellone (Conductor)

Massenet's Ariane earned international attention.
In concert, Mo. Campellone has conducted the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Nancy, Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Orquesta Sinfonica Brasileira, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, as well as the symphonies at Festival de la Chaise-Dieu and Festival Berlioz, among others.
At the age of 23, Mo. Campellone became Musical Director assistant of the Opéra Toulon for five seasons, conducting grand lyric repertory as well as operetta and ballet in France and abroad in Philadelphia, Bilbao, Naples, and Montreal. During this time, he conducted more than thirty works, including Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Die Walküre, Lucia di Lammermoor and La Traviata. He later studied with Christoph Eschenbach, musical director of the Orchestre de Paris, the Hamburger Symphoniker, and the Philadelphia Orchestra, and soon added to his repertory the symphonies of Beethoven, Mahler, Shostakovich, Messiaen, Berlioz, and others.
In October of 2001, at 29 years old, he was chosen unanimously as the first prize winner of the Eighth International Competition for young conductors of the European community, which took place in Spoleto, Italy, in association with the Academy of Saint-Cecile in Rome. This international prize was presented to him by the President of the jury, Maestro Bruno Bartoletti.
Mo. Campellone holds a degree in conducting from the Frederic Chopin Conservatory of Paris, as well as a degree in philosophy. He continues his studies in violin, tuba, percussion, and voice.