conductor
Swann van Rechem
Born in Lille, Swann Van Rechem came to international attention when he won the first prize, audience prize ánd orchestra prize at the Besançon International Competition for Young Conductors in 2023.
Originally trained as a percussionist, Van Rechem studied orchestral conducting with Jean-Sébastien Béreau, and at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam with Antony Hermus, Karel Deseure, and Ed Spanjaard. He is currently studying for a master's degree with Nicolás Pasquet and Ekhart Wycik at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar.
Recent and upcoming highlights include appearances with the MDR-Sinfonieorchester, Orchestre National de Lille, Noord-Nederland Orkest, Jenaer Philharmonie and the Hradec Králové Philharmonic. Van Rechem has also taken part in opera productions at the Opéra de Nantes, Opéra de Rouen Normandie, Opera Ballet Vlaanderen and the Deutsches National Theater Weimar.
Passionate about contemporary music, van Rechem has founded Les Parnassiens, which specialises in early twentieth-century repertoire for chamber orchestra. At the Lucerne Festival's Conducting Fellowship in 2021, he worked with composers such as Wolfgang Rihm, Dieter Ammann and Enno Poppe, and conducted several premieres.
In 2024, Van Rechem was shortlisted as 'revelation' in the conductor category for the 31èmes Victoires de la Musique Classique alongside Marie Jacquot and Léo Margue.
Born in Lille, Swann Van Rechem came to international attention when he won the first prize, audience prize ánd orchestra prize at the Besançon International Competition for Young Conductors in 2023.
Originally trained as a percussionist, Van Rechem studied orchestral conducting with Jean-Sébastien Béreau, and at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam with Antony Hermus, Karel Deseure, and Ed Spanjaard. He is currently studying for a master's degree with Nicolás Pasquet and Ekhart Wycik at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar.
Recent and upcoming highlights include appearances with the MDR-Sinfonieorchester, Orchestre National de Lille, Noord-Nederland Orkest, Jenaer Philharmonie and the Hradec Králové Philharmonic. Van Rechem has also taken part in opera productions at the Opéra de Nantes, Opéra de Rouen Normandie, Opera Ballet Vlaanderen and the Deutsches National Theater Weimar.
Passionate about contemporary music, van Rechem has founded Les Parnassiens, which specialises in early twentieth-century repertoire for chamber orchestra. At the Lucerne Festival's Conducting Fellowship in 2021, he worked with composers such as Wolfgang Rihm, Dieter Ammann and Enno Poppe, and conducted several premieres.
In 2024, Van Rechem was shortlisted as 'revelation' in the conductor category for the 31èmes Victoires de la Musique Classique alongside Marie Jacquot and Léo Margue.
Born in Lille, Swann Van Rechem came to international attention when he won the first prize, audience prize ánd orchestra prize at the Besançon International Competition for Young Conductors in 2023.
Originally trained as a percussionist, Van Rechem studied orchestral conducting with Jean-Sébastien Béreau, and at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam with Antony Hermus, Karel Deseure, and Ed Spanjaard. He is currently studying for a master's degree with Nicolás Pasquet and Ekhart Wycik at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar.
Recent and upcoming highlights include appearances with the MDR-Sinfonieorchester, Orchestre National de Lille, Noord-Nederland Orkest, Jenaer Philharmonie and the Hradec Králové Philharmonic. Van Rechem has also taken part in opera productions at the Opéra de Nantes, Opéra de Rouen Normandie, Opera Ballet Vlaanderen and the Deutsches National Theater Weimar.
Passionate about contemporary music, van Rechem has founded Les Parnassiens, which specialises in early twentieth-century repertoire for chamber orchestra. At the Lucerne Festival's Conducting Fellowship in 2021, he worked with composers such as Wolfgang Rihm, Dieter Ammann and Enno Poppe, and conducted several premieres.
In 2024, Van Rechem was shortlisted as 'revelation' in the conductor category for the 31èmes Victoires de la Musique Classique alongside Marie Jacquot and Léo Margue.