Jacques Lacombe
Jacques Lacombe CM , CQ (born July 14, 1963 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec , Canada ) is a Canadian organist , orchestra leader and conductor .
Life
Lacombe began his musical training as a singer in a choir and was later trained as an organist by Raymond Daveluy . He studied at the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal and at the University of Music in Vienna .
From 1994 to 1998 Lacombe was deputy conductor of the Orchester symphonique de Montréal and later guest conductor there from 2002 to 2006. At the same time, from 1990 to 2003, he was chief conductor and music director of the Grands Ballets Canadiens . He was also music director of the Philharmonie de Lorraine in Metz from 1998 to 2001 . Since 2006 he has been music director of the Orchester symphonique de Trois-Rivières and has been head of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra in Newark (New Jersey) (USA) since 2009 .
With the 2016/2017 season, Lacombe will be chief conductor of the Bonn Opera and will present the opera Holofernes by Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek there on May 29, 2016 . The contract with the Bonn Opera has a term of two years. For the time being, he will continue to perform his duties in Trois-Rivières and Newark.
Lacombe lives in New Jersey with his wife.
honors and awards
- 1986: Fellow of the Conseil des arts du Canada
- 2012: Knight of the Ordre national du Québec
- 2012: Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
- 2013: Member of the Order of Canada
Web links
- Website of Jacques Lacombe (English)
- Jacques Lacombe at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lacombe, Jacques |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian organist, orchestra leader and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 14, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec , Canada |