Jacques Lacombe is world-renowned for his artistic integrity and inspiring programming. Music Director of Vancouver Opera, he was Music and Artistic Director of the Orchestre symphonique de Mulhouse (2017 to 2021), Principal Conductor of the Bonn Opera (2016 to 2018), Music Director of the Orchestre symphonique de Trois-Rivières (2006 to 2018) and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra (2010 to 2016), as well as Principal Guest Conductor of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (2002 to 2006). He has conducted the Boston Symphony Orchestra at the prestigious Tanglewood Music Festival, and recently made acclaimed debuts with the Orchestre national de France, the Taiwan Philharmonic, and the Dallas, Nancy, Omaha and San Antonio symphony orchestras.
Jacques Lacombe has collaborated with a host of renowned soloists, most recently in productions at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden and Berlin’s Deutsche Oper. His Carnegie Hall debut in 2012 was a resounding success. His recordings on the CPA and Analekta labels, for PBS, CBC, Mezzo TV France 3 and Arte TV have received critical acclaim.

Jacques Lacombe has been awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, is a Knight of the Ordre national du Québec and a Member of the Order of Canada.