The Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal has announced the renewal for life of the contract of its Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin. This open-ended commitment is based on mutual trust, the press release says.
Nézet-Séguin, begins his 20th season with the OM this September, and he will conduct his 600th concert from the OM’s podium at the end of its 2019-2020 season. « Montreal is my hometown, my home port. It’s where I was born, where I grew up and where I received my musical training. It’s where my family lives. And the Orchestre Métropolitain is the first of my musical families.