Renaud Déjardin

Born in Strasbourg, Renaud Déjardin began his musical training under the direction of Mihaly Temesvari and Jean Deplace Paris, before going on to study in Paris with Philippe Muller and at Stony Brook (United States) with Timothy Eddy. From an early age, he was fascinated with the symphonic repertoire —a passion nourished by seminal musical experiences with Carlo Maria Giulini, Bernard Haitink, Pierre Boulez, and Colin Davis, even before he embarked on his professional career.

His accolades include prizes from several international competitions (Rostropovitch Competition in Paris, Paulo Competition in Helsinki, Bach Competition Leipzig) and he has performed as a soloist with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, the Orchestre National de Lille, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Bilkent, and the Orchestre National d’Ile-de-France. Through their master classes, he has been mentored by Mstislav Rostropovitch, Anner Bylsma and Bernard Greenhouse.

Continuing to develop his knowledge of the repertoire of yesterday and today, he has worked and performed with the following orchestras and ensembles: Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio-France (particularly the works of Ravel, Sibelius, Mahler, Boulez, Eötvos), Opéra de Paris (Lulu de Berg), Ensemble intercontemporain (Stockhausen, Nancarrow, Staud, Jarrell), Salzburg Chamber Soloists (Mozart, Strauss’s Metamorphosen), and Ensemble Court-Circuit (Hurel, Grisey, Murail, Maresz).

He pursued further studies in analysis, harmony, orchestration and orchestra conducting. As a conductor, he has premiered a number of pieces for ensemble and recorded works by Jean-Luc Hervé with Ensemble Court-Circuit, Luciano Berio with Vincent David and Ensemble Quaerendo Invenietis, Allain Gaussin with Ensemble Sillages, Ofer Pelz with Ensemble Meitar, Bernard Cavanna and Martin Matalon with Ensemble Mesostics. Turning then to more personal projects, such as composition, he created a volume of piano pieces (Livre des clairs-obscurs) and wrote a number of pieces for young players.

In 2014, he joined the Orchestre National d’Ile-de-France, before becoming a member of the Ensemble intercontemporain in 2022.