Orchestre National de Lyon
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The Orchestre National de Lyon (ONL) is a French orchestra based in Lyon. Its current primary concert venue is l'Auditorium de Lyon. The orchestra works with subsidy from the French Ministry of Culture and from the Rhône-Alpes regional council.
The orchestra's precursor was the Société des Grands Concerts de Lyon, which Georges Martin Witkowski established in 1905. Witkowski directed the society's concerts from 1905 to 1943. His son, Jean Witkowski, succeeded him from 1943 to 1953.
In 1969, the city of Lyon formally organised an orchestra for the city, with the initial name of l'Orchestre Philharmonique Rhône-Alpes. Louis Frémaux was the first music director of the orchestra, from 1969 to 1971. Serge Baudo then became music director in 1971. During his tenure, the orchestra took up residence at l'Auditorium de Lyon, in 1975.
In 1983, the orchestra was renamed l'Orchestre National de Lyon, its current name. Baudo concluded his tenure with the ONL in 1986. Emmanuel Krivine then served as music director from 1987 to 2000.
The American conductor David Robertson was ONL music director from 2000 to 2004, and concurrently the artistic director of l'Auditorium de Lyon, the first person to hold both posts simultaneously. Since 2005, the German conductor Jun Märkl is the ONL's music director. The current general director of the orchestra is Anne Poursin.
The orchestra has recorded for several labels, including the following:
- harmonia mundi (Baudo, music of Henri Dutilleux)[1]
- naïve (Robertson, music of Alberto Ginastera and Steve Reich)
- Naxos (Märkl, music of Claude Debussy)
[edit] Music directors
- Louis Frémaux (1969-1971)
- Serge Baudo (1971-1986)
- Emmanuel Krivine (1987-2000)
- David Robertson (2000-2004)
- Jun Märkl (2005-present)
[edit] References
- ^ Nichols, Roger, "Dutilleux at 75" (January 1991). The Musical Times, 132 (1775): pp. 701-702.
