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Jean-Claude Casadesus
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Nephew of
Robert Casadesus
and
Gaby Casadesus
.
In 1976 he became principal conductor of the Orchestre national de Lille, performing concerts locally and internationally.
In 2004, the Victoires de la musique classique awarded him a victory of honour.
He began his career as a percussionist before studying composition and conducting with Pierre Dervaux and Pierre Boulez.
In 1971 he co-founded the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire with Pierre Dervaux, and acted as Dervaux's deputy there until 1976.
He directed the French Youth Orchestra in 2007.
Jean-Claude has been married twice and has three children, his only daughter Caroline (b. 30 October 1962) is an opera singer.
In 1969 he was hired as assistant conductor at the Paris Opéra and the Opéra-Comique.
His second son Olivier (b. 2 September 1970) is an actor whose mother is Anne Sevestre.
Casadesus was born in Paris on 7 December 1935, the son of actress Gisèle Casadesus and her husband Lucien Pascal.
His first born son Sebastian Copeland (b. 3 April 1964) is a film director whose mother is Pénélope Copeland.
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