chef d'attaque meaning in English
n. first violin, best violin player who sits in the front and closest to the conductor during an orchestral performance; leader, conductor (of an orchestra, chorus, etc.)
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- After a third prize at the Festival international de musique Tibor Varga in 1983, he was hired by the Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris in 1985 then by the Orchestre national de France in 1986 when he was chief of attack for the second violon .
Après un troisième prix au Concours international de violon Tibor Varga en 1983, il est engagé à l'Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris en 1985 puis à l'Orchestre national de France en 1986 où il est chef d'attaque des seconds violons.