Decisive French conductor joins Askonas
NewsDaughter of two opera singers, the French conductor Ariane Matiakh knows her own mind.
When her first job as general music director in Halle, Germany, failed to please, she walked out in mid-season.
When her husband failed to come up to scratch, she posted one word on her social media: Separated.
Ariane, 43, today joined AskonasHolt for a career change.
Over the past week, Askonas have also signed Armernian soprano Lilit Davtyan, American tenor Eric Ferring, pianist Denis Kozhukhin and guitarist Plinio Fernandes.
Nice propaganda for declyning Askonas Holt.
“Declyning”: did Askonas Holt drop Anna Clyne? ;-))
Some great managers at AH but recent decisions by their CEO are questionable. Many artists are leaving due to the deal with San Francisco. And this conductor is not good. I wish them all well.
Not good? She was nominated for a Grammy.
Askohas Holt’s singer roster is second to none. I would hardly consider them an agency in decline.
Conductors like Ariane Matiakh are proof that women are completely taking over the conducting profession.
You’re damn right. That doesn’t make Ariane Matiakh a conductor, however.
Her recordings speak for themselves. Her fantastic recording of Koechlin’s The Seven Stars Symphony with the Basel Symphony made into several top 10 lists of classical recordings in 2022.
Are women taking over conducting on merit, artistry, and skill, or on PR, preference, and positive discrimination?
If she were a man, would you still point to her as being “decisive”?