BRUSSELS 〓 La Monnaie has extended its contract with Music Director Alain Altinoglu

2025/08/27

The La Monnaie opera house in Brussels, has extended its contract with Music Director Alain Altinoglu. Altinoglu has held the position since the 2014/2015 season, and this contract renewal extends his tenure until 2031.

Altinoglu is a 49-year-old Parisian. He was raised in an Armenian family from Istanbul and studied at the Paris Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique.

He has served as Principal Conductor of Germany’s hr-Sinfonieorchester (formerly Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra) since the 2021/2022 season and has also been Artistic Director of France’s Colmar International Music Festival since summer 2023.

PHOTO：La Monnaie　/　Vincent Callot


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