Background
Monnard, Jean-François was born on November 4, 1941 in Lausanne, Switzerland. Son of Charles and Colette (Treuthardt) Monnard.
Monnard, Jean-François was born on November 4, 1941 in Lausanne, Switzerland. Son of Charles and Colette (Treuthardt) Monnard.
Law licence en droit, University Lausanne, 1964. Student, Music Academy, Lausanne. Orchestra conducting diploma, Folkwang Hochschule, Essen, Federal Republic Germany, 1968.
Resident conductor, Kaiserslautern, Federal Republic Germany, 1968-1970; resident conductor, Graz, Austria, 1970-1972; resident conductor, Trier, Federal Republic Germany, 1972-1977; resident conductor, Aachen, 1981-1984; resident conductor, Wuppertal, 1985-1988; music director, Osnabrück, Federal Republic Germany, since 1988. Guest conductor Tonhalle Orchestra, Zurich, Residentie Orchestra, The Hague, Philharmonic Orchestra Stockholm, ORF Symphony Orchestra, Vienna, Orchestra de la Suisse Romande, Geneva, BRT Philharmonic Orchestra, Brussels, Zurich Opera, Bordeaux Opera, Düsseldorf Opera, Catania Opera.
Member Association des Musiciens Suisses.
Married Lia Rottier, June 27, 1985.