In the 2026/27 season, Van Rechem will make his debut with Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, and returns to Orchestre National de Lille and Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liége. In Germany, he makes his debut with SWR Symphonieorchester and returns three times to the Munich Symphony. He has already made his debut with Rotterdam Philharmonic and Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa. In Spring 2027, he will make his debut with BBC National Orchestra of Wales and with Phion the following season. Future debuts include performances with the Orchestre National de Lyon and Orchestre National de Bretagne.
Van Rechem made his full operatic debut leading a new production of Carmen at Theater Nordhausen in Autumn 2024, and in the 25/26 season returned to the Opéra de Rouen to lead eleven performances of Turandot. This was Van Rechem’s third visit to the opera orchestra in one year, after successful performances on a regional tour, and in their subscription season, stepping in for their Music Director with Stéphane Degout. Prior to this, Van Rechem was First Assistant at the Opera de Paris for two seasons, working closely with Dominic Hindoyan on Boheme, and Antonello Manacorda on Pelleas et Melisande and The Marriage of Figaro. He also assisted at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen on The Pearl Fishers and Il Trittico at the Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar.
Other recent highlights include performances with the Stuttgart Philharmonic, Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Orchestre national Montpellier, Opéra de Limoges, Orchestre Victor Hugo, Orchestre National de Metz, Opéra National de Bordeaux and the Orchestre de Chambre de Luxembourg. In recent seasons, Van Rechem has also conducted Orchestre National de Lille in his hometown and as part of their regional tour, as well as projects with the MDR-Sinfonieorchester..
Passionate about contemporary music, Van Rechem was also selected as part of the Lucerne Festival's Conducting Fellowship in 2021, working with composers such as Wolfgang Rihm, Dieter Ammann and Enno Poppe, and conducting a number of premieres. As an assistant conductor, he has worked with Antony Hermus, Karel Deseure, Nicolas Pasquet and Ariane Matiakh, and has conducted youth orchestras such as the Orchestre Français des Jeunes, the Bundesjugendorchester, the Landesjugendsinfonieorchester Hessen and the Hanze Symphony Orchestra. In early 2024, Van Rechem was shortlisted as one of three conductors in the final of the Conductor category for the 31èmes Victoires de la Musique Classique, which was televised throughout France, alongside Marie Jacquot and Léo Margue.
Van Rechem studied percussion at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, and has played with ensembles including the Ensemble Intercontemporain, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, and the Orchestre de l'Opéra de Limoges. He also studied orchestral conducting with Jean-Sébastien Béreau, and at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam with Antony Hermus, Karel Deseure, and Ed Spanjaard. He completed his master's degree with Nicolás Pasquet and Ekhart Wycik at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar. In 2024, he was selected to participate in the Ammodo Conducting Masterclass with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Paavo Järvi.
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