Raphaël Pichon

Raphaël Pichon studied violin and piano at the Conservatoire de Rayonnement Régional in Versailles. He then trained as a conductor at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris, studying under Pierre Cao. Pichon embraces a broad repertoire, from early Baroque to modern work. He founded the Pygmalion ensemble in 2006. He has performed with Pygmalion in opera houses such as De Munt in Brussels, Opéra Comique in Paris and Opéra National de Bordeaux, as well as at the festivals of Aix-en-Provence and Salzburg, where he collaborated with directors including Romeo Castellucci, Katie Mitchell, Simon McBurney, Pierre Audi and Jetske Mijnssen. In addition to Pygmalion, he has conducted the Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Lausanne Chamber Orchestra and the Münchner Philharmoniker. At Dutch National Opera, he was previously the conductor for the productions of Trauernacht (2015) and Mariavespers (2017). 

• Raphaël Pichon will return to Dutch National Opera in November 2024 with Le lacrime di Eros.