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Michel Tabachnik: Biography, Facts and Career

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Michel Tabachnik (born 10 November 1942) is a Swiss conductor and composer with an international career. A promoter of contemporary music, he has premiered a dozen works by Iannis Xenakis, among others. He is also the author of essays on music and novels. Tabachnik has an interest in esotericism and spirituality, and beginning in the 1970s he was a member of the Golden Way Foundation and its successor group the Order of the Solar Temple (OTS), run by Joseph Di Mambro. In 1994, the Solar Temple committed mass suicide, and following another mass suicide the next year, Tabachnik was investigated and tried twice for responsibility in the OTS deaths. Tabachnik was acquitted on all counts in both trials, and returned to conducting.

Quick facts about Michel Tabachnik

  • Full name: Michel Tabachnik
  • Born: 1942-11-10
  • Nationality: Switzerland
  • Known as: Author
  • Wikidata ID: Q116185

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Who is Michel Tabachnik?

Michel Tabachnik (born 10 November 1942) is a Swiss conductor and composer with an international career.

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Michel Tabachnik is Switzerland.

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Michel Tabachnik was born on 1942-11-10.

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