Yannick-Nézet-Séguin

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A First for Vienna’s New Year’s Concert

After the broadcast of the Vienna New Year’s Concert, with champagne and petits fours barely digested, the Wiener Philharmoniker has just announced the name of the next guest conductor for the world’s most famous concert, watched by millions of viewers each year — and it’s a first! Yannick Nézet-Séguin, a renowned star in the conducting […]

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin Continues to Soar

While navigating calm seas at the helm of the Metropolitan Opera in New York, the dynamic conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin has just had his contract as Music Director extended through the 2029-2030 season. New projects have been announced, including an all-new Ring cycle by Wagner, directed by Yuval Sharon, with Lise Davidsen, the new star soprano, […]

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Théâtre des Champs-Élysées – 2024-2025

The 2024-2025 season at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées is special for many reasons. It marks the final season curated by Michel Franck, the vibrant artistic director who has been at the helm since 2010. To celebrate, he has prepared a dazzling lineup that will delight all music lovers. Some events are bound to be highly […]

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Blue for Otello

After performing the premiere of an Aucoin, Bernstein, Tchaikovsky and Verdi concert at Carnegie Hall in New York (22 June 2023), Yannick Nézet-Séguin is taking his orchestra to Europe. The Met Orchestra is expected to perform on 27 June 2023 at the Philharmonie de Paris and on 2 July at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden with soprano […]

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Super Yannick from New York

Maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin, who recently renewed his contract with the Philadelphia Orchestra, has his work cut out for him. The artistic director of the Metropolitan Opera is preparing to conduct the world premiere of Terence Blanchard’s opera Champion from 10 April 2023 (after the success of Fire Shut Up in My Bones). Since 26 February […]