French conductor Ulysse Derrien works across a broad repertoire, combining a particular focus on French and contemporary music with a commitment to bringing underperformed works to the stage. This summer, he has been selected to participate in the Ammodo Masterclass with Iván Fischer and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Masterclass with Alan Gilbert and the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, the Conducting Seminar of the Tanglewood Music Center, and the Conducting Academy of the Pacific Music Festival.

Ulysse recently made his debut with the Karlovy Vary Orchestra at the Rudolfinum in Prague to great critical acclaim. He has also recently worked with the Armenian and Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestras, Pärnu City Orchestra, Athens Philharmonia Orchestra, and the Beijing Central Conservatory Orchestra. He has served as assistant conductor to Fabien Gabel with the Malmö Symphony Orchestra and Tonkünstler Orchestra, and to Tan Dun with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France. He was a Conducting Fellow at the 2024 Aspen Music Festival, a participant in the 2025 Järvi Conducting Academy, a finalist in the Almería Conducting Competition, and a semifinalist in the Khachaturian Conducting Competition.

Born in Paris, Ulysse trained at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Paris with Clément Saunier and at the Bard College Conservatory of Music with Edward Carroll and James Bagwell, completing bachelor degrees in trumpet and economics. He currently studies with David Robertson at the Juilliard School, as a recipient of a Kovner Fellowship.