Laurent Petitgirard
Laurent Petitgirard, born June 10, 1950, in Paris, France, is a French classical
composer and conductor. He studied piano under his father, Serge Petitgirard,
and composition under his brother, Alain Kremski. He has written nearly 140 film
and television scores, including music for films by director Francis Girod and
the television series Maigret. His first opera, Joseph Merrick dit Elephant man
(1996–1999), premiered in Prague in 2002 and was staged in Minneapolis in 2005.
His second opera, Guru (2006–2009), was recorded in Budapest in 2010, premiered
in Szczecin in 2018, and pr...
