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.
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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