Alexis Kossenko (born 1977 in Nice) is a French contemporary flautist, conductor and musicologist.
Kossenko followed the courses of flautist Alain Marion at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris, where he obtained a First Prize, as well as those of Marten Root at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, which awarded him a soloist's degree.[1]
Kossenko's career as a flutist includes regular collaborations with many ensembles such as La Chambre Philharmonique, Le Concert d'Astrée, Stradivaria, the Ensemble Matheus, the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, the Barokksolistene, the Philharmonie der Nationen, the Orchestre de chambre de Paris, the, Anima Eterna, the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, the Kölner Akademie, La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy, the Concerto Copenhagen, the ensemble Capriccio Stravagante[2] Les Paladins, Le Concert Spirituel, the Cercle de l’Harmonie, the European Union Baroque Orchestra.[3]
Alongside his career as a flautist, Kossenko developed conductor activities as guest conductor of ensembles B'Rock (Belgium), Holland Baroque Society (Netherlands), European Union Baroque Orchestra, Le Concert d'Astrée (France) and Arte dei Suonatori (Poland).
In 2010, Kossenko established the international ensemble of Baroque music on ancient instruments and of classical music Les Ambassadeurs.[1]
In October 2019 he was named incoming Music Director of the French period instrument orchestra, Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy, to begin in 2020.[4]
Conversation with Alexis Kossenko, in Remy Campos, Le Conservatoire de Paris et son histoire, une institution en questions, Paris, L'Œil d'or, 2016,