Yannick Nézet-Séguin
@nezetseguin
Music & Artistic Director / Chef principal et directeur artistique at the Metropolitan Opera, Philadelphia Orchestra, and Orchestre Metropolitain • Head of Conducting at the Curtis Institute of Music
Pull the sound, not the beat! It's always exciting to work with such passionate conductors at Domaine Forget. #conductor #conducting #music #masterclass #symphony
So, uh… not too fast, right? 😂 William Grant Still’s Woodnotes with the @philorch.bsky.social #musician #conductor #symphony #orchestra
Always encouraging my students to have trust in themselves! Believing in yourself and your ideas is one of the best ways to communicate effectively. It was a pleasure working with all of these inspiring young conductors at Domaine Forget.❤️ #music #symphony #conductor #orchestra
I could play this forever. Gershwin's Piano Concerto with NYO USA / NYO2. ❤️ #music #conductor #orchestra #carnegiehall #symphony
The original title of the second movement of Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 was, “What the Flowers in the Meadow Tell Me.” The perfect soundtrack for a summer day. 🌸 #conductor #music #orchestra #symphony
Almost 100 years ago the Philadelphia Orchestra gave the U.S. premiere of Stravinsky’s the Rite of Spring! Each time I conduct it, I discover something new! ❤️ #conductor #music #symphony #orchestra
Throwback to Beethoven 5 with @philorch.bsky.social! It's always so fun to conduct this classic, and of course, I had to dress for the occasion! 😊❤️ #conductor #symphony #beethoven #orchestra
Brahms Symphony No. 4 with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe! #conductor #symphony #conducting #music #orchestra
I know you’re in there, Mario Cavaradossi! 😁❤️ #conductor #travel #opera
Reminiscing on this gorgeous moment from Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde with the @philorch.bsky.social #music #conducting #orchestra #behindthescenes
Mahler Symphony No. 3 with Orchestre Métropolitain! #conductor #orchestra #rehearsal #behindthescenes #conducting
Mendelssohn Magic 🎹 #orchestra #conductor #music #classicalmusic #behindthescenes
🎵 Mahler with the Orchestre Métropolitain #conductor #symphony #orchestra #OM
Throwback to the @Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert in 2023 🎉🌙 #conductor #orchestra #music #viennaphil
One notch faster 🔥 with the Philadelphia Orchestra! #conductor #orchestra #music #symphony
Pharrell, your artistry is next level! Thank you Louis Vuitton for the invitation to LV SS27! 🫶🏼💙
The only thing missing on my trip to Baden-Baden? My cats! ❤️ Looking forward to two exciting concerts with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden. #conductor #behindthescenes #music
Chère Hélène, Making music with you goes beyond words! Thank you for spending the last month with my wonderful Philadelphia Orchestra and Orchestre Métropolitain families for an unforgettable Gershwin! À très vite! Yannick ❤️
Yesterday’s New Year’s Concert with the Vienna Philharmonic will stay with me forever. I said on stage: “only with kindness comes peace”. Every note we play, every gesture we make, every moment we choose understanding over indifference, matters. May music continue to unite all of us. Happy New Year!
Conducted along to this concert on TV as a kid. Dreamed of this moment since then. At this year’s New Year’s Concert with the Vienna Philharmonic at the Musikverein, I saw that dream come to fruition. ❤️😌
Rainbow on my wrist (merci, Rolex), music in the air at the Musikverein, in rehearsal with the Vienna Philharmonic for their New Year’s concert. 👑🌈
Conducting Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde with the @philorch is equal parts exhilarating and heart-wrenching—as only a great opera can do. Rehearsing the Holztrompete solo with Associate Principal Trumpet Jeffrey Curnow was a joyful moment: an example of the spirit this orchestra brings to the piece!
Rehearsals are in full swing with the Philadelphia Orchestra for Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde. Trust me when I say that it is absolutely EPIC! Only one performance left on June 8. See you there!
Rehearsing Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde with the Philadelphia Orchestra has been extraordinary. Every detail—from articulation to pacing to emotional nuance—builds toward an unforgettable experience. Honored to perform the full opera for the first time with these incredible musicians.
Making my debut with Wagner's Tristan und Isolde—a dream since my college days! Performing with Stuart Skelton, Nina Stemme & the Philadelphia Orchestra is a dream come true. Tristan und Isolde, once a dream, is now part of my story.
From the stage to the studio to home :-) What a gift to be part of MAESTRO, to honor Leonard Bernstein’s legacy — and now, to unbox this GRAMMY for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media, released on Deutsche Grammaphon.
Une promenade de printemps à Montréal avec mon beau, recharging before more nights of magic at the Metropolitan Opera! 🌸🍃🦦👨🏼🤝👨🏽💓
The opening of Salome at the Met is one I’ll remember for the rest of my life. This score means so much to me, and sharing it with this orchestra, on this stage, with this cast… it was a true privilege. Bravi to Elza van den Heever, Peter Mattei, Claus Guth, and the entire incredible cast and team.
We mourn the passing of Pope Francis. His life was a testament to compassion and unity. I’m grateful for the moment I performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra during his 2015 visit to Philadelphia. He championed the dignity of every soul and leaves a legacy of love. May we carry his light forward.