JEAN-CLAUDE CASADESUS

After studying at the Paris Conservatoire, Jean-Claude Casadesus trained under two conductors, Pierre Dervaux and Pierre Boulez. He was appointed musical director of the Théâtre du Châtelet in 1965, and in 1969 became resident conductor at the Opéra de Paris and the Opéra-Comique. He was one of the founders of the Orchestre des Pays de la Loire, and served as assistant director until 1976, when he established the Orchestre National de Lille. Under his direction, the orchestra has brought their wide repertoire, dynamism and artistic integrity to audiences in four continents and thirty countries. At the same time, he has pursued an international career and is regularly invited to conduct orchestras in Philadelphia, Salt Lake City, Montreal, St Petersburg, London, Paris, Tokyo, Seoul, Singapore, as well as the Gulbenkian Orchestra and the Berlin Symphony Orchestra. He also conducts opera on a regular basis in Monte Carlo and Trieste, with the Orchestre de Paris, Flanders Opera and, of course, the Opéra de Lille.

Jean-Claude Casadesus has made twenty recordings with the Orchestre National de Lille. He is a Commandeur de la Légion d’Honneur, Commandeur de l’Ordre National du Mérite and Commandeur des Arts et Lettres.

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Role: Conductor
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