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Yan Pascal Tortelier

Personb. 1947 · Paris, France, France

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Yan Pascal Tortelier (born 19 April 1947) is a French conductor and violinist. He studied at the Conservatoire de Paris and began his career as a violinist before turning to conducting in the 1970s. He has served as principal conductor of the Ulster Orchestra, the BBC Philharmonic, and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, and has appeared with many of the world’s leading orchestras. His recordings include complete cycles of the orchestral works of Debussy and Ravel, as well as works by Saint-Saëns and Poulenc.