Christopher Gaudreault

Canadian conductor and pianist Christopher Gaudreault is a captivating and uniquely versatile artist, equally at home in the operatic, orchestral, and choral repertoires. In 2023-24, Gaudreault will make his mainstage debut at the Opéra de Montréal in La Traviata with the Orchestre Métropolitain and conduct a concert for voice and string orchestra with Ensemble Obiora for the Société d’art vocal de Montréal, in addition to being a finalist at the Besançon International Competition for Young Conductors in Besançon, France. A member of Atelier lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal, Gaudreault has collaborated closely with conductors Christopher Allen, Nicole Paiement, Nicolas Ellis, and Jacques Lacombe. He is an active recitalist, with past performances alongside the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Ottawa Choral Society, and National Youth Choir of Canada. He holds a master’s degree in Orchestral Conducting from the University of Michigan, where he studied with Kenneth Kiesler, and a bachelor’s degree from the Schulich School of Music of McGill University.

Member of the Atelier lyrique de l'Opéra de Montréal, Christopher Gaudreault is generously sponsored by Normand Cardella.