- Louis Frémaux
Louis Frémaux (b.
August 13 1921 ,Aire-sur-la-Lys ,France ) is a French conductor.Frémaux worked with the orchestra of the
Opéra de Monte-Carlo , after having been released from theFrench Foreign Legion at the request ofPrince Rainier . He was the first music director of the Orchestre Philharmonique Rhône-Alpes (later theOrchestre National de Lyon ), from 1969 to 1971.In the UK, , Frémaux was principal conductor of the
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) from 1969 to 1978. During his CBSO tenure, he formed the CBSO Chorus, with Gordon Clinton as its chorus master. [Cross, Anthony, "Reports: Birmingham" (September 1978). "The Musical Times", 119(1627): pp. 783-785.] However, his CBSO tenure ended in controversy after the relationship between Frémaux and the orchestra players had broken down. [cite news | author=Terry Grimley | title=Who will pick up Oramo's baton? | url=http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/birminghampost/perspective/features/tm_objectid=16737957&method=full&siteid=50002&headline=who-will-pick-up-oramo-s-baton--name_page.html | work=The Birmingham Post | date=23 February 2006 | accessdate=2008-01-16]Frémaux served as chief conductor of the
Sydney Symphony from 1979 to 1982. [Blanks, Fred R., "Reports: Australia" (October 1977). "The Musical Times", 118(1616): pp. 845-846.] [Blanks, Fred R., "Reports: Sydney" (June 1981). "The Musical Times", 122(1660): p. 405.]References
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* [http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Fremaux-Louis.htm Louis Frémaux Biography] at theBach Cantatas Website
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