[2] On 19 May 1998, Rophé conducted the premiere of Salvatore Sciarrino's opera Luci mie traditrici at the Schwetzingen Festival.
[3] His 2002 recording of Thierry Escaich's Concerto pour orgue with organist Olivier Latry won the Diapason d'Or de l'Année award.
Also in 2002, he recorded Intrada by Éric Tanguy with the Orchestre national de France during the Festival "Présences 99" (2002).
They recorded in 2007 Tout un monde lointain... for cello and orchestra by Henri Dutilleux, with soloist Marc Coppey.
In September 2014, Rophé became music director of the Orchestre national des Pays de la Loire (ONPL).