Emmanuel Krivine

Emmanuel Krivine (born 7 May 1947, Grenoble) is a French conductor.

Biography The son of a Polish mother and a Russian father, Krivine studied the violin as a youth. He was a winner of the Premier Prix at the Paris Conservatoire, at age 16. He later studied at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Brussels. He stopped playing the violin after a car accident in 1981. In May 2009, Krivine extended his contract with the orchestra through the 2014-2015 season. He concluded his tenure as the OPL's music director at the end of the 2014-2015 season. In 2013, he became principal guest conductor of the Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra, with a contract through the 2015-2016 season. In May 2014, Krivine was named the next principal guest conductor of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, effective September 2015, for an initial period of 4 years. In November 2019, the ONF announced the scheduled conclusion of his ONF tenure at the close of the 2020-2021 season. In May 2020, Krivine resigned from his ONF post with immediate effect, one year ahead of his originally scheduled departure.

Krivine has conducted recordings for the Deutsche Grammophon, Warner Classics, Timpani, and Naive labels.