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Yannick Nézet-Séguin was an employee for whom before Jan 2010?
Yannick Nézet-Séguin Yannick Nézet-Séguin , CC ( ; born Yannick Séguin ; 6 March 1975 ) is a Canadian ( Québécois ) conductor and pianist . He is currently music director of the Orchestre Métropolitain ( Montréal ) , the Metropolitan Opera , and the Philadelphia Orchestra . He was also principal conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra from 2008 to 2018 . Biography . Early years . Nézet-Séguin was born in Montreal on 6 March 1975 to two specialists in education , Serge P . Séguin , PhD , a university professor , and Claudine Nézet , M.A. , a university lecturer and coordinator . He began to study piano at age five , with Jeanne-dArc Lebrun-Lussier , and decided to become an orchestra conductor at age ten . Nézet-Séguin studied successively at St-Isaac-Jogues Primary School , at Collège Mont-Saint-Louis Secondary School and at Bois-de-Boulogne College . In the meantime , he was admitted to Anisia Camposs piano class , at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec where he earned five first prizes in piano and in four related musical subjects . He also studied choral conducting with Joseph Flummerfelt at the Westminster Choir College in Princeton , New Jersey , and did many master classes with renowned conductors ( George Benjamin , Roberto Carnevale , Daniele Gatti ) . Early career . At 19 , he met and was invited to follow Carlo Maria Giulini in rehearsals and concerts for more than a year . He became the musical director of the Chœur polyphonique de Montréal in 1994 and obtained the same post at Choeur de Laval in 1995 . In 1995 , he founded his own professional orchestral and vocal ensemble , La Chapelle de Montréal , with whom he performed two to four concerts a year until 2002 . He considers Charles Dutoit as his first inspiration as a child and Carlo Maria Giulini as his master . From 1998 to 2002 , Nézet-Séguin was chorus master , assistant conductor and music adviser of the Opéra de Montréal . Maestro Nézet-Séguin made his American conducting debut in 2002 at Sarasota Opera conducting Mozarts Così fan tutte . Orchestre Métropolitain . Nézet-Séguin became music director of the Orchestre Métropolitain ( Montréal ) in 2000 , and principal guest conductor of the Victoria Symphony ( British Columbia , Canada ) in 2003 . His most recent contract with the Orchestre Métropolitain , through 2010 , has since been extended through 2015 . In September 2015 , the orchestra announced a further extension of his contract through the 2020–21 season . In September 2019 , the orchestra announced its contract with Nézet-Séguin as a lifetime contract . He has conducted commercial recordings of symphonies of Anton Bruckner and Gustav Mahler with the Orchestre Métropolitain . Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra . In 2005 , Nézet-Séguin guest-conducted the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra ( RPhO ) for the first time , and returned in 2006 . In December 2006 , the RPhO announced the appointment of Nézet-Séguin as their 11th Principal Conductor , by a unanimous vote , starting with the 2008–09 concert season , with an initial contract of 4 years . In April 2010 , the RPhO announced the extension of his contract through 2015 . With the RPhO , Nézet-Séguin has recorded commercially for Virgin Classics and for EMI . In June 2013 , the RPhO further extended his contract through the summer of 2018 . In May 2015 , the RPhO announced the conclusion of Nézet-Séguins tenure as RPhO principal conductor at the end of the 2017–2018 season . He now has the title of Eredirigent ( honorary conductor ) of the RPhO . Philadelphia Orchestra . In December 2008 , Nézet-Séguin made his first appearance with the Philadelphia Orchestra , at the invitation of Charles Dutoit . He returned for a second guest-conducting engagement in December 2009 . In June 2010 , he was named the eighth Music Director of the Philadelphia Orchestra , starting with the 2012–13 season . He served as Music Director Designate from 2010 to 2012 . His initial contract as music director was for 5 seasons , with 7 weeks of scheduled concerts in the 2012–13 season , 15 weeks in the next 2 seasons , and 16 weeks in the subsequent 2 seasons of his Philadelphia contract . In January 2015 , the orchestra announced a five-year extension of Nézet-Séguins contract to the 2021–2022 season . In June 2016 , the orchestra announced a further extension of his contract , through the 2025–26 season . The Metropolitan Opera . Nézet-Séguin began annual appearances with the Metropolitan Opera in New York in 2009 , making his début on 31 December 2009 , conducting a new production of Carmen . There followed Don Carlo in 2010 and in 2015 , Faust in 2011 , La traviata in 2013 , and Rusalka in 2014 . He opened the Mets 2015–16 Season in September 2015 conducting a new production of Verdis Otello , and returned in 2017 to conduct Der fliegende Holländer . On 2 June 2016 , the Metropolitan Opera announced the appointment of Nézet-Séguin as the next music director , effective with the 2020–2021 season , with an initial contract of four years . He took the title of music director-designate as of the 2017–18 season . In February 2018 , the company announced that Nézet-Séguin would take the title of music director two years early , as of the 2018–2019 season , following the Mets termination of James Levine for sexual misconduct . Other major engagements . Nézet-Séguin made his UK conducting debut with the Northern Sinfonia in the 2005–06 season . He debuted with the London Philharmonic Orchestra ( LPO ) in March 2007 , and with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in April 2007 . In November 2007 , the LPO appointed Nézet-Séguin as their principal guest conductor , starting with the 2008–09 season . Following a May 2010 extension of his contract as LPO principal guest conductor , he stood down from the post in 2014 . He made his Royal Opera House debut with Rusalka , the first stagings of the opera at Covent Garden , in 2012 . He is also an honorary member and guest conductor of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe . Personal life . Nézet-Séguin resides in Montreal and Philadelphia with his partner Pierre Tourville , a violist in the Orchestre Métropolitain . He has multiple pets , and has made a playlist on Spotify and Apple music for pets to listen to . Honours . - Virginia Parker Prize ( 2000 ) - Prix Opus ( 2005 ) - Royal Philharmonic Society Young artists ( 2009 ) - National Arts Centre Award , a companion award of the Governor Generals Performing Arts Awards ( 2010 ) - Doctorate honoris causa , UQAM ( 2011 ) - Prix Denise-Pelletier , Government of the Province of Quebec ( 2011 ) - Companion of the Order of Canada ( 2012 ) - Doctorate honoris causa in music , McGill University , Montreal ( 2017 ) - The Betty Webster Award , Orchestras Canada , Peterborough/Montreal ( 2020 ) Discography . Orchestral works . - Nino Rota , Concertos , Orchestre Métropolitain , ATMA Classique ( 2003 ) - Glière , Saint-Saëns , Ravel , et al. , Conversations , Orchestre Métropolitain , ATMA Classique ( 2003 ) - Mahler , Symphony no . 4 , Orchestre Métropolitain , ATMA Classique ( 2004 ) - Beethoven , Haydn , Caldara , et al. , Arianna a Naxos , Orchestre Métropolitain , ATMA Classique ( 2004 ) - Arthur De Greef , Orchestral Works , Flemish Radio Orchestra , Klara ( 2004 ) - Saint-Saëns , Symphony No . 3 , Orchestre Métropolitain , ATMA Classique ( 2006 ) - Bruckner , Symphony No . 7 , Orchestre Métropolitain , ATMA Classique ( 2007 ) - Debussy , Britten , Pierre Mercure , La mer ( et al. ) , Orchestre Métropolitain , ATMA Classique ( 2007 ) - Pierre Lapointe , En concert , Orchestre Métropolitain , Audiogram ( 2007 ) - Beethoven , Symphony No . 3 & Richard Strauss , Death and Transfiguration , Rotterdam Philharmonic , RPhO ( 2008 ) - Bruckner , Symphony No . 9 , Orchestre Métropolitain , ATMA Classique ( 2008 ) - Beethoven , Violin Concerto , & Korngold , Violin Concerto , Renaud Capuçon ( violin ) , Rotterdam Philharmonic , RPhO ( 2009 ) - Bruckner , Symphony No . 8 , Orchestre Métropolitain , ATMA Classique ( 2009 ) - Ravel , Orchestral works , Rotterdam Philharmonic , EMI Classics ( 2009 ) - Tchaikovsky , et al. , Fantasy : A Night at the Opera , Emmanuel Pahud ( flute ) , EMI Classics ( 2010 ) - Brahms , A German Requiem , London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir , LPO Ltd ( 2010 ) - Berlioz , Symphonie fantastique , Rotterdam Philharmonic , BIS Records ( 2011 ) - Florent Schmitt , La tragédie de Salomé , Orchestre Métropolitain , ATMA Classique ( 2011 ) - Debussy , et al. , Orchestre Métropolitain – 30 ans , Orchestre Métropolitain , ATMA Classique ( 2011 ) - Richard Strauss , Ein Heldenleben & Vier letzte Lieder , with Dorothea Röschmann ( soprano ) , BIS Records ( 2011 ) - Bruckner , Symphony No . 4 , Orchestre Métropolitain , ATMA Classique ( 2011 ) - Mahler , Symphony No . 5 , The Philadelphia Orchestra ( 2011 ) - Bruckner , Symphony No . 6 , Orchestre Métropolitain , ATMA Classique ( 2013 ) - various , Portraits : The Clarinet Album , with Andreas Ottensamer , Rotterdam Philharmonic , Virgin Classics ( 2013 ) - Tchaikovsky , Symphony No . 6 , Pathétique , Rotterdam Philharmonic , Deutsche Grammophon ( 2013 ) - Stravinsky , Le Sacre du printemps , & Stokowski–Bach , Toccata and Fugue in D minor , BWV 565 , The Philadelphia Orchestra , Deutsche Grammophon ( 2013 ) - Mahler , Das Lied von der Erde , London Philharmonic Orchestra , LPO Ltd ( 2013 ) - Joaquín Rodrigo & de Falla , Concertos , with Miloš Karadaglić ( guitar ) , London Philharmonic Orchestra , LPO Ltd ( 2014 ) - Robert Schumann , The ( Four ) Symphonies , Chamber Orchestra of Europe , Deutsche Grammophon ( 2014 ) - Rachmaninov , Rachmaninov Variations , Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini , Op.43 , Daniil Trifonov ( piano ) , The Philadelphia Orchestra , Deutsche Grammophon ( 2015 ) - Dvorak , Dvorak : Othello Overture - Symphony Nos . 6 & 7 , London Philharmonic Orchestra ( 2017 ) - Mendelssohn , Symphonies 1–5 , Chamber Orchestra of Europe and RIAS Kammerchor , Deutsche Grammophon ( 2017 ) - Prokofiev , VISIONS OF PROKOFIEV , Romeo and Juliet , Op.64 , Violin Concerto No.1 in D Major , Op.19 , Cinderella , Op.87 , Violin Concerto No.2 in G Minor , Op.63 , The Love For Three Oranges , Op.33 , Chamber Orchestra of Europe , Deutsche Grammophon ( 2018 ) - Bernstein , Mass , The Philadelphia Orchestra , Deutsche Grammophon ( 2018 ) - Rachmaninov , Destination Rachmaninov : Departure , Piano Concertos 2&4 , Daniil Trifonov ( piano ) , The Philadelphia Orchestra , Deutsche Grammophon ( 2018 ) - Mozart , Piano Concerto No.20 , K.466 , Seong-Jin Cho ( piano ) , Chamber Orchestra of Europe , Deutsche Grammophon ( 2018 ) - Mahler , Symphony No . 10 , Orchestre Métropolitain , ATMA Classique ACD2 2711 ( recorded 2014 , released 2015 ) Vocal recitals . - Kurt Weill , Lieder , Diane Dufresne ( soprano ) , Orchestre Métropolitain , ATMA Classique ( 2005 ) - Mozart , Lieder , Suzie LeBlanc ( soprano ) , Nézet-Séguin ( piano ) , ATMA Classique ( 2006 ) - Puccini , et al. , Marc Hervieux ( tenor ) , Orchestre Métropolitain , ATMA Classique ( 2010 ) Operas . - Gounod , Roméo et Juliette , Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg ( Salzburg Festival ) , Deutsche Grammophon ( 2008 ) - Mozart , Don Giovanni , Mahler Chamber Orchestra , Deutsche Grammophon ( 2012 ) - Mozart , Così fan tutte , Chamber Orchestra of Europe , Deutsche Grammophon ( 2013 ) - Mozart , Die Entführung aus dem Serail , Chamber Orchestra of Europe , Deutsche Grammophon ( 2015 ) - Mozart , Le nozze di Figaro , Chamber Orchestra of Europe , Deutsche Grammophon ( 2016 ) - Mozart , La Clemenza di Tito , Chamber Orchestra of Europe , Deutsche Grammophon ( 2018 ) Operas on video . - Bizet , Carmen , Metropolitan Opera , Deutsche Grammophon ( 2010 ) - Dvorák , Rusalka , Metropolitan Opera , Decca Classics ( 2014 ) - Gounod , Faust , Metropolitan Opera , Decca Classics ( 2014 ) External links . - Official website ( in English and French ) - Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal biography - Askonas Holt agency biography - Biography at the Canadian Encyclopedia - Yannick Nézet-Séguin — A Soaring Talent by Wah Keung Chan , La Scena Musicale , 1 February 2000 ( in English and French ) . - Philadelphia Orchestra page on Nézet-Séguin - Interview at Classical WETA 90.9 FM - Governor Generals Performing Arts Awards Foundation , Yannick Nézet-Séguin : 2010 National Arts Centre Award , biography