Born in Paris, Gaspard Brécourt first studied music at the Maîtrise de Radio France and then at the CNR de Boulogne-Billancourt, where he earned diplomas in piano, percussion, harmony and counterpoint. He began his career as a répétiteur in various opera houses (Opéra du Rhin, Opernhaus Hannover, Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, Théâtre Impérial de Compiègne…).

He then spent two years as assistant to Maestro Marek Janowski at the Nouvel Orchestre Philharmonique (NOP).

Since his debut he has conducted La bohème and Così fan tutte with the Orchestre Ostinato; Le Visiteur (E.-E. Schmitt/Xarhakos), L’Arlésienne and Djamileh at the Théâtre Impérial de Compiègne; Cyrano et Roxane (J.-C. Carrière/Xarhakos) at the Athens Opera; Madama Butterfly, Lucia di Lammermoor, La traviata, La Cenerentola, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Don Giovanni, Le nozze di Figaro, Così fan tutte, Les Pêcheurs de perles, Cavalleria rusticana/Pagliacci, La Périchole and La Vie parisienne at the Festival de Saint-Céré and the opera houses of Massy, Clermont-Ferrand and Avignon; Les Pêcheurs de perles at the Opéra de Marseille; Le Martyre de saint Sébastien with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra in Amsterdam; and symphony concerts with the TMSO in Tokyo, the Athens Radio Orchestra and the ORSC in Tours.

He is also involved in training young singers with Classic Lyric Arts and the Juilliard School in New York, and helps young singers in the French Caribbean launch professional careers with Carib’Opéra, supported by the French Ministry for Overseas Territories.

His upcoming engagements include Don Quichotte at the Opéra de Marseille, La Belle Hélène and Die Zauberflöte on tour in 2024/25, and symphony concerts with the TMSO in Japan.