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Born in Montreal, Émile Grou is a conductor characterized by his thoughtful and unifying leadership.
Émile is the Associate Conductor in residence of the Kindred Spirits Orchestra for the season 2026-27.
He recently completed his term as assistant conductor to Andrei Feher of the Orchestre classique de Montréal for the 2025-26 season, as part of the Kunerth-Lafond mentorship program.
Émile holds a Master's in Conducting from the Haute École de musique de Genève. He has participated in various masterclasses in Canada, France and Switzerland with internationally renowned conductors, and was most recently selected as a promising conductor in the RBC Canadian Conductor Showcase 2025.
Knowing how to take the initiative, he co-founded the Orchestre Symphonique Étudiant de l'Université de Montréal in 2018 and has worked to make this organization a key part of the institution's cultural life.
In 2024, he was sponsored by the Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec to participate in the Allegra Festival & Masterclass with Prof. Johannes Schlaefli and Prof. Christoph-Mathias Mueller
