Nicolas-Simon

Principal conductor of the Orchestre de Caen, founder, artistic and musical director of La Symphonie de Poche, as well as musical director of the Yellow Socks Orchestra and head of the Démos project, Nicolas Simon is a conductor with a passion for the role of facilitator. He works tirelessly to strengthen the close relationship between performers, composers and audiences.

Nicolas Simon is a much sought-after artist by numerous ensembles, both in France and abroad. He regularly collaborates with the Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, the Orchestre de l'Opéra National de Lorraine, the Orchestre National de Metz, the Orchestre de Picardie, the Orchestre de l'Opéra de Rouen, the Orchestre de Chambre de Nouvelle-Aquitaine, the Orchestre National de Lille, the Orchestre National de France and the Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse. Internationally, he has conducted the London Symphony Orchestra, the SWR Sinfonie Orchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, the Bucharest Philharmonic Orchestra and the Palestine Youth Orchestra.

In the operatic repertoire, he has distinguished himself by directing numerous opera productions: La Dame Blanche in Rennes, Compiègne, Quimper, Tourcoing, Dunkerque, Besançon and Saint-Céré; Zaïde in Rennes, Nantes, Quimper, Besançon and Avignon; Pelléas et Mélisande in Caen; and Le Docteur Miracle in Poitiers and Bordeaux.

Further information
The Pocket Symphony
Aÿ-Champagne, Pressoria
Monday, June 30 at 8:30 p.m.