copyright Michel Rubinel

LIONEL GINOUX writes lyrical, sensitive, powerful music with a strong attachment to musical energy and dramaturgy. His writing is part of the continuity of 20th century music without denying vocality or “classical” harmony. It mixes shapes, works on another musical point of view. He deliberately move away from the “mainstream” thinking of contemporary creation. He draws inspiration from everything musical and which carries a sonic dramaturgy to develop a carnal, visual, physical music, a timeless music reminiscent of composers ranging from Giuseppe Verdi to Arvo Pärt.

For many years LIONEL GINOUX has focused his work on voice, melody, opera and orchestra. He wrote more than seventy scores. In his approach, Lionel wants to question our world, our existence, through instrumentation, form, temporality and also the texts that he sets to music. He is inspired by contemporary authors of theater and poetry (Jean-Pierre Siméon, Laurent Gaudé, Pascal Rambert, Olivier Py). He also likes to look for forgotten authors whose thoughts and writing still touch us today (Benjamin Fondane, Alain Borne, Stephen Crane, Jean-Baptiste Chassignet).

In 2023 Lionel received a state commission for his seventh opera “La Marche” on a text by Bernard-Marie Koltès which followed the writing of his sixth opera “Faust Nocturne” a commission from the Limoges Opera House. He was delighted and honored that Emmanuelle Bertrand, Nemanja Radulovic, Lio Kuokman, Robert Tuhoy, Jérôme Boutillier, Julien Dran, Nicolas Cavallier, Camille Schnoor… performed his music.