Louis Lavigueur is artistic director and conductor of the Montreal Youth Symphony Orchestra since 1986. Prize winner at the Besançon International Competition for Young Conductors (France), he is founder-director of Sinfonia de Montreal. He also served as conductor in residence for the McGill University Orchestra. One of few conductors equally at ease with both choir and orchestra, he is the artistic director of the Classic Choir of Montreal, the Polyphonic Choir of Montreal and the vocal Polymnie ensemble of Longueuil.

A respected and distinguished educator, Louis Lavigueur has taught at Laval and McGill universities, the Université de Montréal, Pierre-Laporte High School and at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal where he conducted choirs, orchestras and taught conducting for 36 years.

As guest conductor, he has performed with several orchestras and choirs in Canada, France, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Romania, on tour with OSJM, in Greece, France, Germany, Belgium, China and the United States and in Russia with the Choeur Classique de Montréal. With OSJM, he took part in the 2003 Eurochestries in France, in 2010 in Québec City and was guest conductor and artistic director of the 2018 Eurochestries in Jonzac.

Louis Lavigueur’s impressive career as maestro, musician, conductor and teacher earned him the title of “Personnalité de la semaine” in La Presse newspaper and at Radio-Canada on March 7, 2011. In May, 2011, Maestro Lavigueur was named Chevalier of the National Order of Québec, the most prestigious honour awarded annually to those outstanding men and women who, in their respective fields, have made major contributions to Québec society. On May 17th, 2016, in a ceremony in Quebec City, he received the «Gloire de l’Escolle» Medal bestowed upon him as a 2016 «Grand Diplômé» of Laval University.