Yannick Mayaud

Yannick Mayaud is a prize-winning conductor with a particular interest in new composition and reaching new audiences. He has premiered several works, including as part of his recent participation in the 2024 Lucerne Festival contemporary-conducting program and his current position as conductor in the Ensemble Modern’s academy in Frankfurt (IEMA).

He founded and directs Orchestra in the Shape of a Pear: a flexible Birmingham-based ensemble specialising in new music and the repertoire of the late 20th century, innovating concert formats and workshops to increase access to this repertoire.

Yannick studied conducting with Daniele Rosina, Edwin Roxburgh and Denise Ham, winning the Michael Beech conducting award during his studies, and was selected to participate in masterclasses with Martyn Brabbins, Kazuki Yamada and Timothy Redmond among others. He is in demand across Europe, having conducted the Ensemble Modern, Dartington Festival Orchestra, Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra and Orchestre Anima in concert and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the Paris Mozart Orchestra in masterclass.