Bernard Labadie is internationally recognized as one of the foremost conductors of the Baroque and Classical repertoire. He is founder and Music Director of Les Violons du Roy and the choir La Chapelle de Québec, both of whom are based in his hometown of Québec City. With these ensembles he has toured extensively to major venues including Carnegie Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Concertgebouw, the Barbican Centre, and has appeared at the Whitsun Festival (Salzburg). Labadie was Principal Conductor of the Orchestra of St. Luke’s in New York from 2017-2025.
Recent and upcoming guest appearances include the Canadian Opera Company, The Cleveland Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, Boston Baroque, NDR Radiophilharmonie (Hanover), National Symphony (Washington), Orchestre National de Lyon, National Arts Center Orchestra (Ottawa) and Chicago Symphony.
In North America Labadie has conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the symphony orchestras of Boston, St. Louis, Pittsburgh and New World, among others. Internationally he has led performances with the Royal Concertgebouw, Bavarian Radio Symphony, Academy of Ancient Music, The English Concert, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Royal Scottish National, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony, Helsinki Radio Symphony Orchestra, WDR Symphony (Cologne) and HR Symphony (Frankfurt).
Labadie’s discography includes several award-winning recordings on Dorian, ATMA, Erato/Warner Classics, and Hyperion. Highlights include Handel’s Apollo e Dafne and Mozart’s Requiem with Les Violons du Roy and La Chapelle de Québec both of which received Canada’s Juno Award.
In recognition of his artistic achievements, Labadie has been named an Officer of the Order of Canada, a Chevalier de l’Ordre national du Québec and a Chevalier des Arts et Lettres du Québec.