Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Canadian conductor and pianist (born 1975)
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- Yannick Nézet-Séguin , CC ( French pronunciation: [ja.
- He is the music director of the Orchestre Métropolitain (Montréal), the Metropolitan Opera (New York City), and the Philadelphia Orchestra.
- Early life and education Nézet-Séguin was born in Montreal on 6 March 1975 to Serge P.
- He began to study piano at age five, with Jeanne-d'Arc Lebrun-Lussier, and decided to become an orchestra conductor at age ten.
- At the age of fifteen he added his mother's maiden name, Nézet, to his surname.
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WikipediaYannick Nézet-Séguin, CC (French pronunciation: [ja.nik ne.zɛ se.ɡɛ̃]; born Yannick Séguin; 6 March 1975) is a Canadian conductor and pianist. He is the music director of the Orchestre Métropolitain (Montréal), the Metropolitan Opera (New York City), and the Philadelphia Orchestra. He was the principal conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra from 2008 to 2018.
Nézet-Séguin was born in Montreal on 6 March 1975 to Serge P. Séguin, a university professor, and Claudine Nézet, a university lecturer and coordinator. He began to study piano at age five, with Jeanne-d'Arc Lebrun-Lussier, and decided to become an orchestra conductor at age ten.
At age twelve, he began studying at the Conservatoire de Musique in Montreal.
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