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Jean-Claude Probst (born 7 December 1935), known professional as Jean-Claude Casadesus, is a French conductor.
Casadesus was born in Paris on 7 December 1935, the son of actress Gisèle Casadesus and her husband Lucien Pascal. He began his career as a percussionist before studying composition and conducting with Pierre Dervaux and Pierre Boulez.
In 1969 he was hired as assistant conductor at the Paris Opéra and the Opéra-Comique. In 1971 he co-founded the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire with Pierre Dervaux, and acted as Dervaux's deputy there until 1976. In 1976 he became principal conductor of the Orchestre national de Lille, performing concerts locally and internationally. He directed the French Youth Orchestra in 2007.
Jean-Claude has been married twice and has three children, his only daughter Caroline (b. 30 October 1962) is an opera singer and his first born son Sebastian Copeland (b. 3 April 1964) is a film director whose mother is Pénélope Copeland, his second son Olivier (b. 2 September 1970) is an actor whose mother is Anne Sevestre.
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1935-12-07 (89 years old)
Birth NameJean-Claude Olivier Jacques Henri Probst
Birth Place9th arrondissement of Paris, France
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ChildrenSébastien Copeland, Olivier Casadesus, Caroline Casadesus
FatherLucien Pascal
MotherGisèle Casadesus
SiblingsDominique Probst, Béatrice Casadesus, Martine Pascal
CitizenshipsFrance
Also Known AsJean-Claude Probst
AwardsGrand Officer of the Order of Leopold, Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
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