François-Xavier Roth

Conductor François-Xavier Roth is among the most versatile and prolific conductors in 21st century France, active in both modern-instrument and historically-oriented performances. Roth is the director of the period-instrument orchestra Les Siècles, which offers historically authentic performances of music from the 17th to the 20th century. Roth was born in Paris on November 6, 1971. His father was the well-known organist Daniel Roth. François-Xavier took up the flute and entered the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique for studies on that instrument with Alain Marion b...