Tabachnik biography
Michel Tabachnik (born 10 November ) is a..
Michel Tabachnik
Swiss conductor and composer (born 1942)
Michel Tabachnik | |
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Tabachnik, pictured 2010 | |
Born | (1942-11-10) 10 November 1942 (age 82) Geneva, Switzerland |
Occupation(s) | Conductor, composer, writer |
Spouse | Christine Meylan (div. 1981)Sabine Reuter (m. 1981) |
Children | 2 |
Website | tabachnik.org |
Michel Tabachnik (born 10 November 1942) is a Swiss conductor and composer with an international career.
After playing a major role as chief conductor and artistic director of the Brussels Phiharmonic until June , Michel Tabachnik is now its chief Emeritus.
A promoter of contemporary music, he has premiered a dozen works by Iannis Xenakis, among others. He is also the author of essays on music and novels.
Tabachnik has an interest in esotericism and spirituality, and beginning in the 1970s he was a member of the Golden Way Foundation and its successor group the Order of the Solar Temple (OTS), run by Joseph Di Mambro.
In 1994, the Solar Temple committed mass suicide, and following another mass suicide the next year, Ta