A percussionist, Sébastien Taillard knows the orchestra very well through his instrumental practice. He multiplied the experiences of conducting from 2012, and trained by making numerous contemporary creations in partnership with ensembles such as Court-Circuit and 2e2m, as well as key pieces of the symphonic and lyrical repertoire with professional orchestras (Gstaad Festival Orchestra, George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra…) or youth orchestras (PSPBB, Paris CRR Orchestra, Sorbonne University Choir and Orchestra…). He also has the opportunity to explore the repertoire for harmony orchestra during projects with The Air Music and The Music of the Peacekeepers. In 2017, he is invited to coach the exam concerts of the student composers of the PSPBB, and is appointed, in 2018, principal conductor of the Sorbonne University Choir – Orchestra for two seasons.The 2020-2021 season will see him make his debut with the Savoy Country Orchestra for a concert "Our Conductors of Tomorrow", in partnership with the GENEVA HEM, and the Orchestral Ensemble of the Vosges, in the company of soprano Sumi Hwang.
Very anxious to keep an instrumentalist activity at a high level in parallel with his activity as a conductor, Sébastien regularly participates in various musical projects of all forms as a percussionist (Listen Ensemble, Collective Arborescent, Sextuor Badass…). As pedagogy is an integral part of his artistic activity, Sébastien holds two State Diplomas (percussion and orchestral direction) and the Certificate of Aptitude. He teaches very regularly, in different structures, chamber music, conducting and more generally everything related to the orchestra and collective play.
Sébastien Taillard trained at the Paris Boulogne-Billancourt Superior Pole (PSPBB), the National Conservatory of Music (CNSM) in Paris, and the Geneva High School of Music (HEM). Trained as conductor by Nicolas Brochot and Laurent Gay, Sébastien has benefited from the advice of conductors such as Johannes Schlaefli, Pierre Cao, Philippe Ferro, Laurent Goossaert, Julien Salemkour, Olari Elts, Philippe Jordan and Manfred Honeck.