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Pascal Verrot
Pascal Verrot is a French-born orchestra conductor who holds the post of principal conductor of the Sendai Philharmonic (Japan) and former musical director of Picardy Orchestra in France. Prior to that, he was music director of the Quebec Symphony Orchestra, the oldest orchestra in Canada, from 1991 to 1998. Born in Lyon, France, Lyon, France, in 1959, Verrot holds degrees both from the Sorbonne University in Paris and the Paris Conservatory, where he studied for four years with Jean-Sébastien Béreau, winning first prize in the conducting competition. During that time, he made his debut as an oboist and as conductor (1977–1982) of the wind ensemble ''Union Musicale'' of Villefranche-sur-Saône (to the north of Lyons). He also studied for three years with Franco Ferrara at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, Italy, Siena, Italy. Verrot made his international debut in 1985, when he was a prize-winner at the Tokyo International Conducting Competition. Since then, his gues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Classical Music/Style Guidelines
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