Philippe Auguin is one of the most sought after conductors of his generation, highly successful both in the symphonic and operatic field.

He has collaborated for many years with renowned opera houses such as the  Metropolitan Opera New York (Lohengrin, Bohème, Doktor Faust, Frau ohne Schatten), the Teatro alla Scala Milano (Don Giovanni, Nozze di Figaro, Zauberflöte, Macbeth, Ballo in maschera, Forza del destino, Dialogues des Carmelites), the Hamburgische Staatsoper (Fliegender Holländer, Tannhäuser, Salome, Otello, Falstaff, Bohème, Turandot), the Royal Opera House Covent Garden (Traviata, Tosca, Madama Butterfly), the Bayerische Staatsoper München (Rosenkavalier, Elektra, Arabella), the Deutsche Oper Berlin (Aida, Die Tote Stadt),  as well as the Los Angeles Opera, the Sydney Opera, the Grand Théâtre de Genève and the opera houses of Cologne, Stuttgart and Dresden.

In 1996 he first conducted the Vienna Philharmonic in a production of Fidelio at the Salzburger Festspiele. After an acclaimed concert-performance of Salome with the Wiener Philharmoniker at the Zaragossa Festival in April 2007 he will debut at the Wiener Staatsoper in May 2008 with Korngolds Tote Stadt.

Philippe Auguin celebrated highly acclaimed debuts conducting the BBC Symphony in London with Sacre du Printemps at the Royal Festival Hall, in Paris performing Schumanns Symphonie N° 1 with the Orchestre National de France at the Theatre de Champs-Elysée, in Vienna with Brahms Symphonie N° 2 and the Wiener Symphonikern at the Musikverein/Grosser Saal as well as with Richard Strauss Ein Heldenleben on the podium of the Münchner Philharmoniker. He conducted numerous concert-series with the Dresdner Staatskapelle, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra London, the Tschechische Philharmonie, the Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and the Bamberger Symphoniker.

Furthermore, he frequently conducts at prestigious festivals, among them the Salzburger Festspiele, the Ravenna Festival, the Schleswig-Holstein Musikfestival, the Beethovenfest Bonn, the Hong-Kong-Festival, the Musiksommer Bad Kissingen and the Sydney Olympic Festival.

From 1998 to 2005, Philippe Auguin celebrated sensational successes as General Music Director of the Staatstheater Nürnberg. Among his numerous notable projects are a new production of Wagner’s Ring des Nibelungen as well as a performance cycle of Gustav Mahler’s symphonies.  He also distinguished himself with contemporary music programs by Boulez, Henze, Maxwell Davies, Reimann and Ruzicka.

Born in France, Philippe Auguin studied in Vienna and Florence and was already then influenced by two impressive personalities; he was music assistant of Herbert von Karajan before working closely with Sir Georg Solti.

He was awarded the Bundesverdienstkreuz am Bande and has been Honorary Consul of the Republic of France since June 2002.

Jan.08