Bernard Tétu

Bernard Tétu, born on January 30, 1944 in Burgundy, France, was a French choir and orchestra conductor. He established the first class in France dedicated to training professional choir conductors at the Lyon National Conservatory of Music and Dance. In 1979, he began directing the Chœurs et Solistes de Lyon (Choirs and Soloists of Lyon), focusing on French classical music from the 19th and 20th centuries as well as German romantic music. Tétu's notable recordings include Messe, Prières et Mélodies (1994) and La Damoiselle élue (1999). He received several distinctions, including the Jacques Cartier Prize and the Liliane Bettencourt prize for choral singing in 2014. Tétu was also an officer of the Order of the Arts and Letters and was elected to the Academy of Sciences, Fine Arts, and Letters of Lyon in 2002.