Michel Plasson

Michel Plasson (born 2 October 1933, Paris, France) is a French conductor. Plasson was a student of Lazare Lévy at the Conservatoire de Paris. In 1962, he was a prize-winner at the International Besançon Competition for Young Conductors. He studied briefly in the United States, including time with Charles Münch. He became the music director of the city of Metz for 3 years. In 1968, Plasson became principal conductor of the Orchestre et Chœurs du Capitole de Toulouse. His recordings with the orchestra include orchestral works, and operettas of Jacques Offenbach, including Orphée aux enfers, La Vie parisienne, La Périchole and La belle Hélène, and Bizet's Carmen. Plasson resigned as principal conductor in 2003 and now has the title of "Honorary Conductor", or conductor emeritus. From 1994 to 2001, he was principal conductor of the Dresden Philharmonic. Guest appearances include Grand Théâtre de Genève, De Nederlandse Opera (Amsterdam) and the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Plasson's son Emmanuel Plasson is also a conductor.

Brahms: Alt-Rhapsodie, Nänie, Triumphlied & Schiksalslied - 2025-05-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Airs d'opéras français - 2025-03-16T00:00:00.000000Z

Chopin: Concertos pour piano Nos. 1 & 2 - 2025-01-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Offenbach: La Périchole - 2025-01-08T00:00:00.000000Z

Kosma & Jaubert: Les enfants du paradis et autres musiques de films de Marcel Carné - 2024-10-11T00:00:00.000000Z

Révolution française - 2024-07-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Roussel: Évocations, Op. 15 & Résurrection, Op. 4 - 2024-06-21T00:00:00.000000Z

Sauguet: Les forains & Tableaux de Paris - 2024-05-31T00:00:00.000000Z

Debussy: La mer, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, Nocturnes, Printemps & Fantaisie pour piano et orchestre - 2023-09-22T00:00:00.000000Z

Offenbach: La vie parisienne - 2023-09-15T00:00:00.000000Z

D'Indy: Symphonie No. 2, Op. 57 - 2023-09-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Magnard: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3, Hymne à la justice & Ouverture - 2023-08-11T00:00:00.000000Z

Ravel: Boléro, La valse, Ma mère l'Oye, Pavane pour une infante défunte, Valses nobles et sentimentales & Concertos pour piano - 2023-07-28T00:00:00.000000Z

Magnard: Chant funèbre, Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4 - 2023-07-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Gounod: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 - 2023-05-12T00:00:00.000000Z

Chabrier: España, Joyeuse marche, Suite pastorale, Danse slave, Fête polonaise, Bourrée fantasque, Menuet pompeux, Habanera & Valses romantiques - 2023-04-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Chausson: Symphonie, Op. 20, Soir de fête, Op. 32 & Viviane, Op. 5 - 2023-02-24T00:00:00.000000Z

Ropartz: Symphonie No. 3 - 2023-02-10T00:00:00.000000Z

Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21 & Concerto pour violon, Op. 20 - 2023-01-06T00:00:00.000000Z

Franck: Rédemption & Le chasseur maudit - 2022-09-23T00:00:00.000000Z

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15 (Live Recording. Geneva 1978) - 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Guan Xia: Earth Requiem - 2013-05-06T00:00:00.000000Z

In Terra Pace - 2013-04-23T00:00:00.000000Z

Airs d'opéras - 2012-04-30T00:00:00.000000Z

Ravel: Les concertos pour piano - Debussy: Fantaisie - 2010-12-17T00:00:00.000000Z