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Yannick Nézet-Séguin,
conductor
Photo : Rémy Boily © Gouvernement du Québec (Les Prix du Québec) |
Yannick Nézet-Séguin is among the most sought after young conductors in the world. His personal approach to music, his respect towards the musicians and the public, his loyalty, his generosity as well as his charismatic personality bring him the affection of all.
In September 2012, Yannick Nézet-Séguin will become Music Director of the prestigious Philadelphia Orchestra, one of the renowned “big five” of the United States of America. He continues as Music Director of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra where, at the start of the 2008/2009 season, he has succeeded to Valery Gergiev. He remains Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Orchestre Métropolitain of Montreal, a position he took up in March 2000. Since 2008, he is also Principal Guest Conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra. A native of Montreal, he studied there at the Conservatoire de Musique du Québec and followed master classes with renowned conductors, notably the great Italian maestro Carlo Maria Giulini.
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Following a series of successful European debuts in 2004/2005, he has appeared with many leading orchestras, such as Berlin, Vienna and Stockholm Philharmonies, Dresden Staatskapelle, Orchestre National de France, Zurich Tonhalle, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra of Europe. In the United States, he has conducted in New York, Boston, Los Angeles and Washington, among others.
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In the Opera field, he has conducted outstandingly successful performances at the Metropolitan Opera of New York (MET) (Bizet’s Carmen, 2009; Verdi’s Don Carlos, 2010; Gounod’s Faust, 2011) as well as at the Salzburg Festival (Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, 2008 and 2010; Mozart’s Don Giovanni, 2010 and 2011). He also made acclaimed appearances at the Netherlands Opera in Amsterdam (Janacek’s The Makropoulos Case, 2009; Puccini’s Turandot, 2010). In June 2011, he made greatly acclaimed début at La Scala of Milan where he has conducted Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette. Future opera include the Royal Opera House of Covent Garden debut, London, in March 2012. Most recent opera productions in Canada were Gounod’s Faust in Vancouver and Toronto and Puccini’s Madama Butterfly and Richard Strauss’ Salomé at l’Opéra de Montréal. His three MET productions as well as Roméo et Juliette produced by the Salzburg Festival have been presented on giant screens all over the world.
His work with the Rotterdam Philharmonic include, in addition to one concert every year at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, a residency with the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, his first appearance with the orchestra at the BBC Proms and the closing concert of the Gergiev Festival in Rotterdam. With the Philadelphia Orchestra, he will regularly perform at Carnegie Hall, New York, and at the Saratoga Festival. Lots of projects will soon be announced with each of his orchestras.
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 Philadelphia Orchestra, Photo Chris Lee
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All his recordings were well appreciated by the public and have deserved exceptional reviews, praise and prizes: the recent ones are Berlioz’ Symphonie fantastique and Richard Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben (Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, BIS) as well as Florent Schmitt’s La Tragédie de Salomé and Bruckner’s Symphony No. 4 (Orchestre Métropolitain, ATMA). There are many more projects to come with these two orchestras and with the Philadelphia Orchestra, among others.
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Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Photo Marco Borggreve
In November 2011, Yannick Nézet-Séguin became laureate of the most prestigious Prize offered by the Quebec Government : he was granted the Denise-Pelletier Award in recognition of a wonderful career in the artistic and cultural domain. In April 2011, he received a doctorate honoris causa from the University of Quebec in Montreal to acknowledge his radiating international musical career and for his relentless endeavour towards promoting classical music. In June 2010, he received the National Arts Centre Award presented by the Governor General for Performing Arts Awards, in recognition of his achievements over the past year, a time where his star has continued to rise, both in Canada and around the globe. In May 2009, he received in London the prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society Award (Young Artists category), highlighting his flair, originality, maturity and engagement with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Other prizes include the Virginia-Parker Award from the Canada Council (2000) and many Prix Opus from the Conseil québécois de la Musique.
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