biography
- Boston Symphony Orchestra
- Budapest Festival Orchestra
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Cleveland Symphony Orchestra
- Czech Philharmonic
- Dresden Staatskapelle
- Ensemble Intercontemporain
- London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
- NDR Hamburg
- Netherlands Youth Orchestra
- New York Philharmonic
- Opéra National de Lyon
- Opéra Comique in Paris
- Pittsburgh Symphony
- Rotterdam Philharmonic
- Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
- Royal Stockholm Philharmonic
- Seattle Symphony Orchestra
- Sydney Symphony Orchestra
- Tokyo Philharmonic
- Tonhalle
Sussie Ahlburg
The French musician Ludovic Morlot is quickly establishing a reputation as one of the leading conductors of his generation. He is Music Director Designate of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra and will assume the full role of Music Director from September 2011, for an initial period of six years. Elsewhere in North America, this season he will make his debut with the Pittsburgh Symphony as well as returning to the New York Philharmonic and Chicago Symphony for subscription concerts.
In Europe, Ludovic’s debuts during 2010/11 include the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic, NDR Hamburg, Opéra National de Lyon and Opéra Comique in Paris. He will also conduct in Sydney and Melbourne for the first time and returns to the Rotterdam Philharmonic and Ensemble intercontemporain, with whom he has a regular relationship. Ludovic is committed to working with young people and in January 2010 toured with the Netherlands Youth Orchestra including a concert in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw.
Recent notable performances have included Cleveland, Dresden Staatskapelle, Tonhalle, Budapest Festival, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic and Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestras. Last season he made his debut with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Anne Sophie-Mutter at the Royal Festival Hall and on tour in Germany. He has collaborated with many distinguished soloists including Christian Tetzlaff, Gil Shaham, Renaud Capuçon, Lynn Harrell, Frank Peter Zimmermann, Emanuel Ax and Jessye Norman.
Ludovic Morlot has maintained a close working relationship with the Boston Symphony Orchestra since 2001 when he was the Seiji Ozawa Fellowship Conductor at the Tanglewood Music Center and subsequently appointed assistant conductor for the orchestra and their Music Director James Levine (2004-07). He has conducted the orchestra in many public concerts, both in Boston and Tanglewood. Ludovic served as conductor in residence with the Orchestre National de Lyon under David Robertson (2002-04).
Trained as a violinist, Ludovic studied conducting at the Royal Academy of Music in London and then at the Royal College of Music as recipient of the Norman del Mar Conducting Fellowship. Ludovic was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music in 2007 in recognition of his significant contribution to music.
August 2010
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