On the Horizon – 2025-26 season
Jean-Claude is looking ahead to an exciting 2025–26 season, with collaborations in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe confirmed so far. Further information will be shared soon.
“A glorious night, with conductor and musicians working to the hilt, and the music pouring off the page into vibrant life. One of the most exciting performances (of anything) I’ve heard in concert. It took me back to square one; right back to where I started with my consuming passion for live music. You know something? On the rare occasions when you get a conductor and an orchestra locked in unity with a fabulous programme, and everybody delivering the goods at white heat, there is no sensation on God’s, or anyone else’s, earth quite like it. The whole experience was a life force.”
With the Royal Scottish National Orchestra
- The Herald
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Besançon International Competition for Young Conductors
Jean-Claude is delighted to join the jury in Montreal for the 59th edition of the prestigious Besançon International Competition for Young Conductors. This year’s international selections span Seoul, Paris, Berlin, […]
Return visit to Les Grands Ballets Canadiens
Jean-Claude is delighted to return to Les Grands Ballets Canadiens for the eighth time this February, conducting Tchaikovsky’s “Sleeping Beauty”, choreographed by Marcia Haydée after Marius Petipa.
New Think Piece
How can classical music, a centuries-old art form, maintain its resonance in today’s digital culture, where metrics of approval often prevail? My think piece “Sustaining the Soul of Classical Music […]
Music director position
For the third time this year, Jean-Claude is delighted by the invitation to guest conduct another well-established orchestra as a music director candidate, following an extensive search process involving a […]
Cape Symphony – Interview
Ahead of joining the dynamic Cape Symphony team this September as a guest conductor and Music Director candidate, Jean-Claude was delighted to share a few thoughts with Concertmaster Jae Cosmos […]
New reviews
Jean-Claude obtained enthusiastic reviews for conducting Orff’s Carmina Burana with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens in April 2024: “You don’t get the impression that you’re just watching a dance event. Often, […]
Cape Symphony
Jean-Claude is delighted to be invited to guest conduct the Cape Symphony as a candidate for its sought-after Music Director position, following a thorough search process that involved over 200 […]
Music directorships
After thorough and competitive searches involving a substantial number of applicants, Jean-Claude has been invited to guest conduct two orchestras based in the USA as a candidate for their highly […]
