Biography:

Amaury Barbat du Closel (6 February 1956 – 7 October 2024) was a French conductor and composer.[1]

Born on 6 February 1956, du Closel was the son of Alain Barbat du Closel, who served as deputy mayor of Versailles from 1995 to 2001 and was a titular member of the Académie des sciences morales, des lettres et des arts de Versailles et d’Île-de-France [fr]. Amaury studied musical composition under Max Deutsch at the Royal Conservatory of Mons [fr] in Belgium. He then took masterclasses in Vienna under Karl Österreicher and Charles Mackerras.

Throughout his career, du Closel directed more than 80 orchestras, most notably the Berliner Symphoniker and the Orchestre Les Métamorphoses.[2]

Amaury du Closel died on 7 October 2024, at the age of 68.[3]

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