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Order No: 55008 Haendel: Concerto for organ and orchestra no 6; Concerto grosso no 11 Vivaldi: Concerto no 178; Concerto no 177 Haydn: Concerto no 1 in C major Hidas: Sonata in C major Corelli: Concerto grosso no 8 Orchestra: Atelier Lyrique et Orchestral du Centre Conductor: Amaury du Closel Soloist: Georges F. Bessonnet Amaury du Closel studied composition with Max Deutsch in Paris (1974-76) and Michel Philippot (1977), and conducting with Alexandre Myrat at the Mons Conservatory/Belgium (1979-80), Karl Oesterreicher (Vienna 1980) and Sir Charles Mackerras (Vienna 1981). He worked as assistant conductor to Jérôme Kaltenbach and as musical director of the Orchestre Symphonique et Lyrique de Nancy (1984-85). In 1985 he was semi-finalist of the Parma, Tokyo and Besançon competitions and in 1986 he won the 2d International Competition Masterplayers for Young Conductors in Lugano.  In 1982 he became Music Director of La Camerata de Versailles, a chamber orchestra with which he gave about 350 concerts throughout Europe. In 1986 he was named Music Director of the Paris Chamber Opera  and in 1988 Music Director of Le Sinfonietta de Chambord. Since 1991, he has been principal guest conductor of the Romanian Radio and Television Chamber Orchestra. He made his débuts with the Romanian National Opera in Bucharest in 1994 and with the Romanian Radio and Television National Orchestra in 1997. Amaury du Closel has composed more than 25 works, including a chamber opera, concerti for cello, guitar, song cycles, works for solo instruments, orchestral pieces and various chamber music pieces.