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Veteran conductor

The Belgian Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra has a wide repertoire that ranges from the classical and romantic to the modern. Veteran musician Michel Tabachnik has been the 70-year-old orchestra's chief conductor and artistic director since 2008. Born in Geneva in 1942, Tabachnik learned piano, composition and conducting at an early age. His specialty is the works of Beethoven, Schumann, Wagner and Honegger. He has composed a number of works over the past 40 years, including D'autres Sillages, Trois Impressions and Nord pour Orchestre.