Bernard Labadie

Bernard Labadie (born March 27, 1963) is a Canadian conductor.

Biography Labadie was born in Quebec City, Canada. He graduated from the School of Music at Laval University. During Labadie's education at Laval University in 1983, Labadie directed his first orchestras as a student project. He studied Gregorian chant with Dom Jean Claire at the Saint-Pierre de Solesmes Abbey in France and conducted privately with Simon Streatfeild (1983–87), Pierre Dervaux at the Domaine Forget (1986, 1987), in Saumur, France (1987), and briefly at the Bachakademie in Stuttgart, Germany with John Eliot Gardiner (1991).

In 2014, Labadie was diagnosed with Stage 4 lymphoma. His subsequent medical treatment included a medically induced coma for one month.

In May 2017, the Orchestra of St. Luke's (OSL) announced the appointment of Labadie as its next principal conductor, effective with the 2018–2019 season. The appointment was unusual in that Labadie had not conducted the OSL prior to his appointment. His conducting debut with the orchestra was in July 2017. In March 2022, the orchestra announced the extension of Labadie's contract as principal conductor through the 2024-2025 season. In February 2024, OSL announced that Labadie is to stand down as its principal conductor at the close of the 2024-2025 season.

In October 2025, Les Violons du Roy announced the re-appointment of Labadie as its next music director, effective with the 2026-2027 season.

Selected discography Mozart: Flute Concerto: Flute and Harp Concerto; Andante in C (1989) Pergolesi: Stabat Mater; Vivaldi: Motet "In furore guistissimae irae"; Stabat Mater (1994) Bach: Secular Cantatas (1994) Music of Bach's Sons (1996) Bach: Goldberg Variations (2000) Bach: Art of the Fugue (2001)

Honours and awards Sir Ernest MacMillan Memorial Foundation Young Musician Award (1987) Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Québec (2006) Samuel de Champlain award (2016)