MICHIEL DELANGHE (°1987) obtained his master's degree in orchestral conducting from the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp in 2012. The following year he won third prize and 'Special Award' in the Cadaqués Orchestra International Conducting Competition.
In 2014 he made his professional debut with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y Léon. This was followed by engagements with the Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya and the Orchestre National de Lille.
As an assistant conductor Delanghe worked with renowned conductors such as Alain Altinoglu, Eric Whitacre, Sir Marc Elder, Patrick Fournillier, Yannis Pouspourikas, Jef Smits, Koen Kessels and Alejo Pérez. He recently assisted Koen Kessels with the creation of Wim Henderickx' De bekeerlinge. At OBV he led deCompagnie in the successful youth production Banket! directed by Tom Goossens. In the meantime, he has been a guest with all the important Belgian orchestras: Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Belgian National Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Brussels Philharmonic and Casco Phil.
Delanghe's passion for the lyric repertoire and all scenic, dramaturgical and production aspects of opera also resulted in the collaboration with Guy Joosten for the youth production Zwanemans after Wagner's Lohengrin. During the 2022-'23 season he made his long-awaited debut at Opera Vlaanderen where he led the house orchestra in the world creation CRUSADE by composer Frederik Neyrinck. In the 2023-'24 season, Michiel Delanghe will also be a guest at La Monnaie for the creation of the opera Ali (Grey Filastine).
In 2014 he made his professional debut with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y Léon. This was followed by engagements with the Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya and the Orchestre National de Lille.
As an assistant conductor Delanghe worked with renowned conductors such as Alain Altinoglu, Eric Whitacre, Sir Marc Elder, Patrick Fournillier, Yannis Pouspourikas, Jef Smits, Koen Kessels and Alejo Pérez. He recently assisted Koen Kessels with the creation of Wim Henderickx' De bekeerlinge. At OBV he led deCompagnie in the successful youth production Banket! directed by Tom Goossens. In the meantime, he has been a guest with all the important Belgian orchestras: Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Belgian National Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Brussels Philharmonic and Casco Phil.
Delanghe's passion for the lyric repertoire and all scenic, dramaturgical and production aspects of opera also resulted in the collaboration with Guy Joosten for the youth production Zwanemans after Wagner's Lohengrin. During the 2022-'23 season he made his long-awaited debut at Opera Vlaanderen where he led the house orchestra in the world creation CRUSADE by composer Frederik Neyrinck. In the 2023-'24 season, Michiel Delanghe will also be a guest at La Monnaie for the creation of the opera Ali (Grey Filastine).