- Nephew of Robert Casadesus and Gaby Casadesus.
- In 1976 he became principal conductor of the Orchestre national de Lille, performing concerts locally and internationally.
- In 2004, the Victoires de la musique classique awarded him a victory of honour.
- He began his career as a percussionist before studying composition and conducting with Pierre Dervaux and Pierre Boulez.
- In 1971 he co-founded the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire with Pierre Dervaux, and acted as Dervaux's deputy there until 1976.
- He directed the French Youth Orchestra in 2007.
- Jean-Claude has been married twice and has three children, his only daughter Caroline (b. 30 October 1962) is an opera singer.
- In 1969 he was hired as assistant conductor at the Paris Opéra and the Opéra-Comique.
- His second son Olivier (b. 2 September 1970) is an actor whose mother is Anne Sevestre.
- Casadesus was born in Paris on 7 December 1935, the son of actress Gisèle Casadesus and her husband Lucien Pascal.
- His first born son Sebastian Copeland (b. 3 April 1964) is a film director whose mother is Pénélope Copeland.
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