conductor

Pierre Bleuse

Pierre Bleuse is fast becoming one of the most sought-after conductors. In September 2023, he became Music Director of the Ensemble intercontemporain, succeeding Matthias Pintscher who has held this position since 2013. In addition, he has been serving as chief conductor of the Odense Symphony Orchestra and artistic director of the Pablo Casals Festival since 2021. 

Pierre Bleuse conducted orchestras such as the Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre National de France, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, MDR Sinfonieorchester Leipzig, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra; Russian National Orchestra, Brussels Philharmonic, Orchestre National de Belgique. In the 2023/24 season, the French conductor was invited to lead the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre National de Lyon, Orquesta Nacional de España, and the orchestras of Alicante and Valencia in Spain.  

Very committed to contemporary music and opera, Bleuse conducted Hèctor Parra’s new opera Orgia at Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu. 

Pierre Bleuse studied conducting with Jorma Panula in Finland and Laurent Gay at the Haute École de Genève. Originally trained as a violinist, he served as concertmaster and Associate Conductor of the Toulouse Chamber Orchestra (2000-10) and was a member of the Satie Quartet. 

image: Julia Severinsen

Pierre Bleuse is fast becoming one of the most sought-after conductors. In September 2023, he became Music Director of the Ensemble intercontemporain, succeeding Matthias Pintscher who has held this position since 2013. In addition, he has been serving as chief conductor of the Odense Symphony Orchestra and artistic director of the Pablo Casals Festival since 2021. 

Pierre Bleuse conducted orchestras such as the Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre National de France, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, MDR Sinfonieorchester Leipzig, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra; Russian National Orchestra, Brussels Philharmonic, Orchestre National de Belgique. In the 2023/24 season, the French conductor was invited to lead the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre National de Lyon, Orquesta Nacional de España, and the orchestras of Alicante and Valencia in Spain.  

Very committed to contemporary music and opera, Bleuse conducted Hèctor Parra’s new opera Orgia at Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu. 

Pierre Bleuse studied conducting with Jorma Panula in Finland and Laurent Gay at the Haute École de Genève. Originally trained as a violinist, he served as concertmaster and Associate Conductor of the Toulouse Chamber Orchestra (2000-10) and was a member of the Satie Quartet. 

Pierre Bleuse is fast becoming one of the most sought-after conductors. In September 2023, he became Music Director of the Ensemble intercontemporain, succeeding Matthias Pintscher who has held this position since 2013. In addition, he has been serving as chief conductor of the Odense Symphony Orchestra and artistic director of the Pablo Casals Festival since 2021. 

Pierre Bleuse conducted orchestras such as the Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre National de France, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, MDR Sinfonieorchester Leipzig, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra; Russian National Orchestra, Brussels Philharmonic, Orchestre National de Belgique. In the 2023/24 season, the French conductor was invited to lead the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre National de Lyon, Orquesta Nacional de España, and the orchestras of Alicante and Valencia in Spain.  

Very committed to contemporary music and opera, Bleuse conducted Hèctor Parra’s new opera Orgia at Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu. 

Pierre Bleuse studied conducting with Jorma Panula in Finland and Laurent Gay at the Haute École de Genève. Originally trained as a violinist, he served as concertmaster and Associate Conductor of the Toulouse Chamber Orchestra (2000-10) and was a member of the Satie Quartet. 

image: Julia Severinsen
image: Julia Severinsen