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Clément Nonciaux has an innate talent for seamlessly blending reason and emotion. It is his trademark.
– ClassicalMusicNews.ru
Winner of the 2nd Prize at the International Rachmaninoff Competition in 2022, French conductor Clément Nonciaux has swiftly established himself on the international scene. This prestigious recognition has opened doors to collaborations with world-renowned orchestras and artists.
Clément Nonciaux maintains an active international career, collaborating with prestigious orchestras including the Mariinsky Orchestra, the Russian National Orchestra, the Orchestre de Picardie, the Orchestre de la Région Centre-Val de Loire, the Svetlanov Symphony Orchestra, the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra, the Russian National Youth Orchestra, and the Novossibirsk Philharmonic. He works alongside celebrated artists such as soprano Aida Garifullina, pianist Denis Matsuev, and violinist Vadim Repin at various international festivals and concert tours, further establishing his reputation as a conductor capable of bridging cultures through music.
Describing himself primarily as an opera conductor, Clément Nonciaux specializes in French operatic works. He has led performances including Gounod’s Faust, Bizet’s Carmen, Massenet’s Cendrillon, Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia, and Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore. He currently serves as Music Director for Adam’s Le Postillon de Lonjumeau in a new production at the Novaya Opera Theater in Moscow. Earlier in his career, he worked as a répétiteur at the Teatro Municipal de Santiago, the Opéra de Tours, and the Theater Freiburg on productions including Mozart’s Così fan tutte and Die Zauberflöte, Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande, Strauss’s Die Fledermaus, and Massenet’s Don Quichotte.
The 2024/2025 season features his conducting of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem and Charles Gounod’s Romeo and Juliet at the Novaya Opera Theater. He is also leading a masterclass with the Young Artists Program of the prestigious Bolshoi Theater.
Clément Nonciaux dedicates himself to music with the goal of creating connections across the world. Fluent in five languages, he passionately invests himself in exploring foreign cultures to establish a closer connection with his audiences. Emotion and authenticity are his guiding principles: his expressive and theatrical conducting style brings life, depth, and sincerity to the stage.
Born in Tours, France, Clément Nonciaux holds a Master’s degree in Orchestral Conducting from the Berlin University of the Arts (under Steven Sloane and Harry Curtis) and a Bachelor’s degree from the Musikhochschule Freiburg im Breisgau (under Scott Sandmeier).