Jean-Michaël Lavoie is one of the most successful young Canadian conductors on the international scene. Pierre Boulez appointed him Assistant Conductor to the Ensemble intercontemporain in 2008 and chose him to be his First Assistant Conductor at the 2010 Lucerne Festival Academy. Recently, he was selected by Gustavo Dudamel and the artistic staff of the Los Angeles Philharmonic to be one of the "2010 Dudamel Conducting Fellows". He also collaborated with the Orchestre de Paris as Assistant Conductor to Esa-Pekka Salonen and with Accentus as Associate Conductor during the Festival Musica in Strasbourg and the Venice Biennale.

In 2009 and 2010, he made his debut with the Ensemble intercontemporain, the Orchestre de Bretagne and the Ensemble orchestral de Paris. During the 2010/11 season he is intensifying his guest conducting appearances in France, returning to both the Ensemble intercontemporain and the Orchestre de Bretagne, in addition to debuts at the Opéra de Rennes and the Orchestre d'Auvergne. Other engagements include debuts with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Israel Contemporary Players.

Jean-Michaël Lavoie is the 2010 laureate of the Prix Opus 'New Artist of the Year', which allows him to be in residence at Radio-Canada for the entire year. He also recorded his first CD for the French label Naïve.

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Last update : August 6, 2010