Frédéric Chaslin

The son of an architect,[1] Chaslin studied at the Conservatoire de Paris, where he won first prizes in harmony, counterpoint, fugue, piano accompaniment, vocal direction, and orchestration.

[10] Recent engagements as a conductor also include, among many symphony concerts all over the world, several opera productions at the Teatro Comunale di Bologna (Carmen, Aida) and Cavalleria rusticana/Pagliacci) and at Opéra Royal de Wallonie (La Bohème, Mignon and Lakmé).

Chaslin wrote a song cycle after Jean Cocteau for soprano, and has composed a musical based on The Count of Monte Cristo, commissioned by Plácido Domingo.

It combines original music compositions by Frédéric Chaslin on poems by Boris Vian, Alain Duault and Jean Cocteau, with short stories written by Arièle Butaux and read by Pierre Arditi.

Composed for a piano-voice-trumpet ensemble, Frédéric Chaslin's melodies (also on piano) are performed by soprano Julie Cherrier-Hoffmann and trumpet player Lucienne Renaudin Vary.

[17] Recordings include Diana Damrau singing his "Vocalise" from "Wuthering Heights" (Warner)[18] and an entire album for Sony Classical with Sonya Yoncheva, "Paris mon Amour".

[19] Recently, Frédéric Chaslin has conducted the solo albums of Rachel Willis-Sørensen and Ludovic Tézier for Sony Classical as well as Benjamin Bernheim for Deutsche Grammophone.