| Biography | Ariane Matiakh is a French conductor. In 2005, Matiakh was appointed assistant conductor of the Opéra national de Montpellier. Her replacement at short notice for James Conlon in May 2006 in Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 was highly noted and marked the beginning of her international career.
In 2018, the Staatskapelle Halle announced the appointment of Matiakh as its new Generalmusikdirektorin (General Music Director), the first female conductor ever named to the post, effective with the 2019-2020 season. This appointment marked the first music directorship for Matiakh. She has recorded commercially with the Staatskapelle Halle for Berlin Classics. In January 2020, by mutual agreement, Matiakh resigned from her Staatskapelle Halle post, effective 31 January 2020. |