Yannick Nézet-Séguin
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Yannick Nézet-Séguin is a renowned Canadian conductor celebrated for his dynamic leadership of major orchestras and opera companies, including the Metropolitan Opera and the Philadelphia Orchestra.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yannick Nézet-Séguin canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yannick Nézet-Séguin Context triple: [Metropolitan Opera, hasMusicDirector, Yannick Nézet-Séguin]
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A.
James Levine
James Levine was an American conductor and pianist best known for his long and influential tenure as music director of the Metropolitan Opera and his leadership of several major orchestras.
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B.
Andris Nelsons
Andris Nelsons is a Latvian conductor renowned for his dynamic interpretations of the symphonic and operatic repertoire and leadership of major international orchestras.
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C.
Valery Gergiev
Valery Gergiev is a prominent Russian conductor renowned for his long tenure leading the Mariinsky Theatre and for his influential presence on the international classical music scene.
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D.
Charles Munch
Charles Munch was a renowned 20th-century French conductor celebrated for his dynamic interpretations of French and German repertoire and his influential recordings with major orchestras.
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E.
Zubin Mehta
Zubin Mehta is a renowned Indian-born conductor celebrated for leading major orchestras worldwide, including long tenures with the Israel Philharmonic and the New York Philharmonic.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yannick Nézet-Séguin Target entity description: Yannick Nézet-Séguin is a renowned Canadian conductor celebrated for his dynamic leadership of major orchestras and opera companies, including the Metropolitan Opera and the Philadelphia Orchestra.
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A.
James Levine
James Levine was an American conductor and pianist best known for his long and influential tenure as music director of the Metropolitan Opera and his leadership of several major orchestras.
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B.
Andris Nelsons
Andris Nelsons is a Latvian conductor renowned for his dynamic interpretations of the symphonic and operatic repertoire and leadership of major international orchestras.
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C.
Valery Gergiev
Valery Gergiev is a prominent Russian conductor renowned for his long tenure leading the Mariinsky Theatre and for his influential presence on the international classical music scene.
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D.
Charles Munch
Charles Munch was a renowned 20th-century French conductor celebrated for his dynamic interpretations of French and German repertoire and his influential recordings with major orchestras.
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E.
Zubin Mehta
Zubin Mehta is a renowned Indian-born conductor celebrated for leading major orchestras worldwide, including long tenures with the Israel Philharmonic and the New York Philharmonic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian
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conductor ⓘ human ⓘ opera conductor ⓘ orchestra conductor ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal
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Westminster Choir College (historically) ⓘ
surface form:
Westminster Choir College
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| awardReceived |
Grammy Award
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Knight of the National Order of Quebec ⓘ
surface form:
National Order of Quebec
Order of Canada ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Montreal
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New York City ⓘ Philadelphia ⓘ |
| citizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Canada ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1975-03-06 ⓘ |
| endTimeOfPosition | 2018 for Rotterdam Philharmonic principal conductorship ⓘ |
| familyName | Nézet-Séguin ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
opera
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orchestral music ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| givenName | Yannick ⓘ |
| hasSexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| languagesSpoken |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| name | Yannick Nézet-Séguin self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Canadian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dynamic conducting style
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leadership of major North American orchestras ⓘ |
| notablePosition |
artistic director and principal conductor of the Orchestre Métropolitain
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music director of the Metropolitan Opera ⓘ music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra ⓘ principal conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra ⓘ |
| notableWork |
recordings of Bruckner symphonies
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recordings of Mahler symphonies ⓘ recordings of Mozart operas ⓘ recordings of Verdi operas ⓘ |
| occupation |
conductor
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music director ⓘ pianist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Montreal ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| spouse | Pierre Tourville ⓘ |
| startTimeOfPosition |
2000 for Orchestre Métropolitain artistic directorship
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2008 for Rotterdam Philharmonic principal conductorship ⓘ 2012 for Philadelphia Orchestra music directorship ⓘ 2018 for Metropolitan Opera music directorship ⓘ |
| studiedUnder |
Carlo Maria Giulini
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Joseph Flummerfelt ⓘ |
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Subject: Yannick Nézet-Séguin Description of subject: Yannick Nézet-Séguin is a renowned Canadian conductor celebrated for his dynamic leadership of major orchestras and opera companies, including the Metropolitan Opera and the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Yannick Nézet-Séguin