Music Director of Orchestre Lamoureux 

Following his extraordinary debut with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France at l'Auditorium de la Maison de la Radio in Paris, Perruchon left no doubt that he is a major talent with the ability to lead his fellow musicians to achieve extraordinary musical results. Perruchon has worked with such orchestras as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, The Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestre National d’Île de France, L’Orchestre National Montpellier, Orchestre National de Lorraine, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, WDR Funkhausorchester, NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover, Brussels Philharmonic, Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen, Tokyo Symphoy Orchestra, Mozarteum Salzburg and the Wiener Symphoniker for his debut at Vienna’s Musikverein as well as on tour throughout Germany with violinist Hilary Hahn. He has also enjoyed collaborations with soloists such as Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Gautier Capuçon, Augustin Hadelich, Vadim Gluzman, Edgar Moreau, Kristine Opolais, Javier Perianes, Alina Pogostkina and Jean-Yves Thibaudet.

Recent highlights include Perruchon’s debut at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam with the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, conducting the opening ceremony of the International Bruckner Festival in Linz, and a major European tour with Gautier Capuçon and the Orchestre de Chambre de Paris. Notable debuts include appearances with the Ulster Orchestra, Orchestre National de Lyon, and Antwerp Symphony Orchestra. In the 2021/22 season, Perruchon will give his debut in London at Cadogan Hall with the English Chamber Orchestra, and with the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse and Tiroler Symphonieorchester Innsbruck. He returns to orchestras including Düsseldorfer Symphoniker and Orchestre symphonique de Mulhouse.

In the opera pit, this season Perruchon conducts Barrie Kosky's acclaimed production of Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld at the Komische Oper Berlin. Past opera highlights include conducting a Laurent Pelly production of Offenbach’s Le roi Carotte at Opéra de Lyon, a new Florentine Klepper production of Bizet’s Carmen at Opéra de Dijon, and performances of Benvenuto Cellini (Berlioz), La Bohème (Puccini), Don Giovanni (Mozart) and the L’Heure Espagnole / L’Enfant et les Sortilèges (Ravel) double bill productions at Oper Köln.

Perruchon’s discography includes an Opus Klassik winning collaboration with Anneleen Lenaerts and Brussels Philharmonic for a disc of works for Harp by Nino Rota, released on Warner Classics (March 2019). Further, releases include the Violin Concertos of Stravinsky and Corigliano with Amanda Favier and Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège (NoMadMusic, April 2020), and Beethoven's and Liszt's First Piano Concertos with Jae-Hyuck Cho and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Sony Classical, March 2019).

Born in 1983, Adrien Perruchon began his musical training on the piano before moving on to bassoon and percussion later on in his career. Appointed Principal Timpanist with Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France by Myung-Whun Chung in 2003, and subsequently with Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, he held both positions until 2016. In the 2015/16 and 2016/17 seasons, Perruchon held the position of Dudamel Conducting Fellow with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

SEASON 2021/2022