The French Ministry of Culture grants our Music Director this prestigious title for his outstanding artistic merits.
“This distinction means a lot to me. It honours all that I, the son of immigrants, have learned in and from France.” With these words of thanks, our Music Director Alain Altinoglu accepted his recent promotion to the rank of Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. The French conductor, ‘Chevalier’ of the same order since 2014, received the title for his extraordinary merits in the field of music. He has led the La Monnaie Orchestra since 2016 and the hr-Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt since 2021. This year, he also acquired the artistic direction of the Festival International de Colmar.
Mezzo-soprano and MM Ambassador Nora Gubisch received the same award for her exceptional singing career.
On 29 July and 1 August 2026, the world’s most prestigious opera festival will welcome the La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra and its Music Director Alain Altinoglu for two concert performances of Massenet’s Werther.
La Monnaie Chorus Master Emmanuel Trenque has been awarded the Médaille du Rayonnement Culturel by La Renaissance Française.
On December 14th at 3 p.m., two singers from the MM Academy and the Cassandra Choir will take part in the annual charity Christmas concert organised by the be.Source Foundation at the Sablon.
