Benoit Gauthier

Benoit Gauthier, from Baie-Comeau, Quebec, entered the Curtis Institute of Music in 2023 and studies conducting with Yannick Nézet-Séguin. All students at Curtis receive merit-based, full-tuition scholarships, and Mr. Gauthier is the Rita E. Hauser Conducting Fellow.

Mr. Gauthier began his studies at the École de musique du Côte-Nord, where he studied classical singing, guitar, saxophone, flute, violin, viola, and cello. He earned a certificate in orchestral conducting under Gilles Auger from the Conservatoire de musique et d’art dramatique du Québec and completed his flute studies with Jacinthe Forand and Richard Lapointe.

Mr. Gauthier is the founder, conductor, and artistic director of the Orchestre symphonique de la Côte-Nord. He created the orchestra to provide his native region with a professional-level cultural experience. In 2023, he created two colorful youth shows: L’histoire d’un casse-noisette (The Story of a Nutcracker) and Babar et quelques autres notes (Babar and some other notes), the latter inspired by the work of composer François Poulenc and currently on tour in Quebec. He has benefited from the mentorship of composer and conductor Bramwell Tovey. Mr. Gauthier has conducted the Orchestre symphonique de Québec and the Orchestre symphonique de Laval, in addition to participating in the Berlin Opera Academy as an assistant conductor. Since 2021, he has been a member of the Orchestral Conducting Academy of the Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal under the direction of Yannick Nézet Séguin.

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