About
Barbara Dragan is a Young Associate Conductor at Orchestre National de France , where most recently she prepared and recorded the entire Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games (Orchestre National de France and Orchestre de Paris).
Her recording of “Léna et l’orchestre enchanté” with the ONF (music by Mathieu Lamboley) was released in September 2023 by Gallimard Jeuness / France Music and promoted during the concert in January 2024 at sold-out Auditorum Radio France in Paris to very warm reviews.
She took part as conducting fellow in Cabrillo New Music Festival in Santa Cruz and Ravinia Festival in Chicago, in the season 2021/22 she was named Conducting Fellow at the Dallas Opera Hart Institute.
Dragan took part in numerous finals of international conducting competitions such as the Mahler Competition in Bamberg, Princess Astrid Conducting Competition in Trondheim, the Svetlanov Conducting Competition in Monaco, or German Conductors’ Award in Cologne.
Sir Roger Norrington, Kazuki Yamada, Trevor Pinnock and Marin Alsop are among her longtime mentors. She is an award recipient of the Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship (TACF), Claussen-Simon Stiftung and the DAAD Fellowships. She is a graduate of the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hamburg, Universität der Künste in Berlin and Frédéric Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. She was born into a Polish family of scientists. She started playing the violin at the age of five. Whilst studying the violin and the oboe, she passed her final exams in advanced mathematics and physics.
She currently plays the baroque violin and is fascinated by Jerzy Grotowski’s ‘poor theatre’.
Her recent engagements include Orchestre de Paris, Opera de Toulon, Orchestre Philharmonique du Maroc, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, NOSPR Katowice, Sinfonia Varsovia, the Dallas Opera.
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Recordings
Léna et l’orchestre enchanté with Orchestre National de France, 2022 for Gallimard Jeunesse
Music to podcast “TinTin et le Secret de la Licorne” with Orchestre National de France, 2023 for France Music
Full Opening Ceremony of Olympic Games Paris 2024 with Orchestre National de France and Orchestre de Paris / Celine Dion, Lady Gaga
Event list
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Sat19Jun2021Sun27Jun2021
Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra on Tour
Hamburg, Berlin, Bochum
Elisabeth Leonskaja piano, Steven Sloane direction, Barbara Dragan cover conductor -
Mon31Jan2022Thu03Feb2022
Campus Dirigieren 2
Perotti – Sights of light – prapremiere; Strauss – Till Eulenspiegel
HfMT Köln
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Wed23Feb2022
Concert NOSPR Katowice
Beethoven – 5. Symphony, Britten – Young Person’s Guide
NOSPR Katowice
https://nospr.org.pl/pl/kalendarz/ferie-z-nospr-przewodnik-po-orkiestrze
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Thu21Apr2022
Rachmaninov – 2. Piano Concerto
Hamburger Symphoniker, Hamburg
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Wed04May2022
Mozart – Cosi fan Tutte
HfMT Hamburg, Steiner Haus
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Thu02Jun2022Sun05Jun2022
Svetlanov Competition in Monaco
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
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Fri08Jul2022
Brahms - Ein Deutsches Requiem
HfMT Hamburg
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Sat23Jul2022Wed27Jul2022
Cabrillo Festival
Wenbin Lyu „Germination” – prapremiere
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Thu28Jul2022Mon01Aug2022
Ravinia Festival Chicago
"Breaking Barriers"
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Mon15Aug2022Thu18Aug2022
Princess Astrid Competition in Trondheim
Trondheim Symfoniorkester
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Thu15Sep2022
Ravel La Valse, Poulenc Gloria
Orchestre National de France
Cover Conductor for Cristian Macelaru
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Tue20Sep2022Thu22Sep2022
Mathieu Lamobley „Lena et l’Orchestre enchante” – prapremiere/recording
Orchestre National de France
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Thu13Oct2022
Symphony Nova Scotia
Clyne - Dance, Beethoven - 5 Symphony, Wijeratne -Polyphonic Lively
Inbal Segev cello, Holly Mathieson direction, Barbara Dragan cover conductor
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Thu17Nov2022Philharmonie de Paris
Kodaly – Dances of Galanta; Bartok – Concerto for orchestra; Mozart – Violin concerto No 5
Orchestre National de France
Maxim Vengerov violin, Cristian Măcelaru direction, Barbara Dragan cover conductor
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Thu24Nov2022
Ravel - Bolero and La Valse
HSO Hamburg
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Thu24Nov2022
Ravel - Ma Mère l'Oye, Scriabine - Piano concerto, Franck- Symphony
Orchestre National de France
Daniil Trifonov piano, Cristian Măcelaru direction, Barbara Dragan cover conductor
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Sat26Nov2022Thu08Dec2022
Orchestre National de France on Tour
Cologne, Hamburg, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Vienna
Taniil Trifonov piano, Xavier de Maistre harp
Cristian Măcelaru direction, Barbara Dragan cover conductor
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Sun18Dec2022
Ligeti - Hamburgisches Konzert
HfMT Hamburg, Szabolcs Zempléni horn
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Thu19Jan2023
Messiaen - Turangalîla-Symphonie
Orchestre National de France
Cédric Tiberghien piano; Cynthia Millar ondes Martenot; Cristian Măcelaru direction; Barbara Dragan cover conductor
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Thu26Jan2023
Schumann 1. and 3. Symphony
Orchestre National de France
Daniele Gatti direction, Barbara Dragan cover conductor
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Wed01Feb2023
Schumann 2. and 4. Symphony
Orchestre National de France
Daniele Gatti direction, Barbara Dragan cover conductor
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Sat11Feb2023
Festival Présences
Orchestre National de France
FRANÇOIS-XAVIER ROTH direction, Barbara Dragan cover conductor
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Wed22Feb2023
Mendelssohn - 3. Symphony
Hamburger Symphoniker, Hamburg
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Thu23Mar2023
Bartok- Le Prince de bois; Brahms - 1. Piano Concerto
Orchestre National de France
Daniil Trifonov piano, Cristian Măcelaru direction, Barbara Dragan cover conductor
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Thu20Apr2023
Haydn, La Création
Orchestre National de France
Matthias Goerne bariton, Andrés Orozco-Estrada direction,
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Sun11Jun2023
Viva l'Orchestra!
Orchestre des Grands Amateurs de Radio France
Orchestre National de France
BARBARA DRAGAN direction
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Thu15Jun2023
Schubert - Symphony No. 5, Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 9 "Jeunehomme" , Haydn - Symphony No. 103 "Roulement de timbale"
Orchestre National de France
Maria-João Pires piano, Trevor Pinnock direction, Barbara Dragan cover conductor
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Mon28Aug2023Orchestre National de France
Napoleon movie soundtrack recording
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Sat02Sep202316:00Orchestre de Chambre de Paris; Paris, Parc Floral
Classique au vert
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Mon18Sep2023
Besançon International Competition for Young Conductors
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Sun08Oct202319:00
Hamburger Symphoniker
Sibelius - Konzert für Violine und Orchester d-Moll op. 47
Schostakowitsch - Sinfonie Nr. 8 c-Moll op. 65
Conductor Steven Sloane
Assistant conductor Barbara Dragan
Violine Sayaka Shoji
https://www.elbphilharmonie.de/de/programm/symphoniker-hamburg-sayaka-shoji-steven-sloane/19712
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Tue14Nov2023
Ein Deutsches Requiem, Orchestre National de France, Paris
BERG - Concerto à la mémoire d’un ange (VILDE FRANG Violin)
BRAHMS - Un Requiem allemand
CRISTIAN MĂCELARU directionBARBARA DRAGAN assistant conductor
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Sat13Jan2024
LÉNA ET L’ORCHESTRE ENCHANTÉ, Orchestre National de France, Paris
BARBARA DRAGAN conductor
MATTHIEU LAMBOLEY original music
ORCHESTRE NATIONAL DE FRANCE
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Thu25Jan2024
Carmina Burana, Orchestre National de France, Paris
Kazuki Yamada conductor
Barbara Dragan cover conductorOrchestre National de France
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Fri26Jan2024Sun28Jan2024France
Folle Journée with Sinfonia Varsovia
Mendelssohn : Concerto pour violon et orchestre n°2 en mi mineur opus 64
Mendelssohn : Le Songe d’une nuit d’été opus 61, extraitsAylen PRITCHIN, violonSinfonia Varsovia -
Thu01Feb2024
Symphony Nova Scotia, Halifax
Ljubica Marić: Music for OrchestraW.A.Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 1 in GW.A.Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C Major, “Jupiter”Barbara Dragan, conductor
Demarre McGill, flute
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Fri16Feb2024Sat17Feb2024
Tokyo, Nagoya, Japan
concerts shared with Kazuki Yamada
details tba
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Thu07Mar2024Sat09Mar2024Paris
Olympic Games recordings
recording sessions for Olympic Games with Orchestre National de France
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Thu21Mar2024Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris
JUBILÉ DU NATIONAL 1
HECTOR BERLIOZ La Damnation de Faust
ORCHESTRE NATIONAL DE FRANCE
Cristian Macelaru directionBarbara Dragan cover conductor
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Tue26Mar2024Philharmonie de Paris
JUBILÉ DU NATIONAL 2
PAUL DUKAS L’Apprenti sorcier
HENRI DUTILLEUX Tout un monde lointain, concerto pour violoncelle
CLAUDE DEBUSSY Images
MAURICE RAVEL BoléroGautier Capucon violoncelle
ORCHESTRE NATIONAL DE FRANCE
Cristian Macelaru directionBarbara Dragan cover conductor
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Fri12Apr2024Fri03May2024
Orchestre de Paris
recording sessions with Orchestre de Paris for the Opening Ceremony of Olympic Games Paris 2024
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Thu18Apr2024
Opera de Toulon, France
Beethoven - 5. Piano Concerto EmperorBeethoven - 3. Symphony EroicaBarbara Dragan - conductorLeonardo Pierdomenico - pianoOrchestre de l’Opéra de Toulon -
Thu25Apr2024Paris
Debussy La Mer
Orchestre National de France
Seong-Jin Cho - piano
Cristian Măcelaru - conductor
Barbara Dragan - assistant conductor
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Sun26May2024Maison de la Radio et de la Musique - Auditorium, Paris
Viva l’Orchestra !
ORCHESTRE NATIONAL DE FRANCE
BARBARA DRAGAN direction -
Sun14Jul2024Champ de Mars (tour Eiffel)
Concert de Paris - assistant conductor
Chœur de Radio FranceMaîtrise de Radio FranceOrchestre National de France -
Tue16Jul2024Fri19Jul2024
Orchestre National de France
recording sessions for the Paralympic Games Paris 2024
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Thu14Nov2024Oradea, Romania
ORA Jazz Festival
Orkiestra Filarmonica de Stat din OradeaSeifert - Jazz ConcertoSmoczyński - Adam's Apple -
Thu19Dec2024Fri20Dec2024Madrid, Spain
Orquesta y Coro de RTVE
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Fri21Mar2025Yrevan, Armenia, Aram Khachaturian concert hall
Armenian State Symphony Orchestra
World premiere: Lowell Liebermann - Alto Saxophone Concerto | Kenneth Tse - saxophone
https://www.armsymphony.am/en/concert/world_premiere__lowell_liebermann___alto_saxophone_concerto___kenneth_tse__barbara_dragan__armenian_state_symphony_orchestra
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Fri28Mar2025Sat29Mar2025Chile
Symphonic Orchestra of Chile
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Wed02Apr2025Paris, Philharmonie de Paris
Orchestre de Paris
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Sun11May202511:15Salle Métropole - Lausanne
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
https://www.ocl.ch/concert/decouverte-n6-24-25/
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Thu15May202518:00Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano
Orchestra della Svizzera italiana
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Sat17May2025
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Sun01Jun2025Grande Salle, Philharmonie de Paris
Orchestre national d'Île-de-France
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Sun15Jun2025Grafenegg, Austria
Tonkünstler-Orchester
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Wed16Jul2025Gattieres
Opera de Nice
"L'amico Fritz"
Contact
- Romain Blondel: romain.blondel@harrisonparrott.fr
- Romain Blondel: +33 (0)762 367 910
- @barbara_dragan