Voices : Zahia Ziouani

Zahia Ziouani

Zahia Ziouani is a Franco-Algerian conductor based in Paris. In 1998, she founded the Divertimento Symphony Orchestra. She enjoys conducting a wide variety of repertoires, from the Baroque period to contemporary works. Zahia Ziouani is keenly aware of the issues surrounding access to culture for all audiences, and devotes herself to ambitious actions and projects designed to raise public awareness of symphonic and operatic music. In 2008, she created the Académie Divertimento to train young musicians in orchestral practice. She is also director of the Festival Classiq' in Stains. A biopic on her career as a conductor, "Divertimento", was released in January 2023, directed by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar. She is also the author of two books: "La Chef d'Orchestre" and "Zahia Ziouani, d'Une Rive l'Autre". 

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