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Yannis POUSPOURIKAS |
Yannis Pouspourikas was born in 1971 in Marseille, where he began his musical studies. He continued at the Geneva Music High School and at the Zurich Opera where he was awarded the Zurich Opernhaus First Prize for orchestral conducting. He was then quickly engaged as assistant conductor at the Opéra National de Paris and by Sir Simon Rattle at the Glyndebourne festival.
In 1999 he made his debut in Geneva with Die Fledermaus, conducted Cavalleria rusticana at the Interlaken Festival, and worked regularly with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande conduction works such as La Traviata, Nabucco, Otello. In 2001, he conducted the world premiere of Héra by Patrice Sciortino, in the salle Pleyel in Paris. During his time with the Opéra National de Paris, he also worked at the Glyndebourne Festival, Festival d’Orange, Teatro Real in Madrid, at the Grand Théâtre in Geneva and at De Munt in Brussels.
Very appreciated in the operatic world, Yannis Pouspourikas is equally at home with orchestral repertoire and has performed with numerous orchestras including, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice, Orchestre Colonne, Orchestre des Pays de Savoie and Orchestre de Chambre de Genève, all to critical acclaim. He has also performed the Soldier’s Tale in Aix-en-Provence and in Marseille as part of the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence.
Yannis Pouspourikas is seen as one of the most promising conductors of his generation. In March 2005, he was appointed Resident Conductor at the Orchestre National de Lyon and this year, he is also appointed Associate Conductor at the Orchestre Symphonique de Mulhouse.