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This is a non-exhaustive list of principal conductors by orchestra, principally for orchestras with pages on Wikipedia, classified by country and by city. The term 'principal conductor' is used here as an umbrella term to encompass such titles as: Principal conductor; Music director; Chief conductor
A music director, musical director or director of music is the person responsible for the musical aspects of a performance, production, or organization. [1] This would include the artistic director and usually chief conductor of an orchestra or concert band, [2] the director of music of a film, the director of music at a radio station, the person in charge of musical activities or the head of ...
Johnson is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra, established in 2008. [2] Her orchestra received many grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and became the only organization in the United States to earn three grants from the Knight Foundation Arts Challenge. [2]
The concertmaster leads the orchestra in tuning before concerts and rehearsals, and other technical aspects of orchestra management. [4] Leading the orchestral tuning is not a mere formality; if the concertmaster believes that a section is not adequately tuned, they will signal to the oboe player to play another "A." Several larger orchestras ...
On return to Australia that same year Tognetti was appointed first as leader and then as artistic director of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, a remarkable development for a musician just 25 years old at the time. 2020 marked the 30th anniversary of his leadership of the orchestra.
British violinist Daniel Hope has performed as a soloist, chamber artist, artistic director and recording artist for over 25 years. He has served as an exclusive Deutsche Grammophon artist since 2007 and his recordings have been awarded the Deutsche Schallplattenpreis, the Diapason d’Or of the Year, the Edison Classical Award, the Prix Caecilia, six ECHO-Klassik Awards and GRAMMY nominations.
The English Chamber Orchestra has its origins in the Goldsbrough Orchestra, founded in 1948 by Lawrence Leonard and Arnold Goldsbrough. The name was considered to prevent success outside of the UK and in 1960 it was changed to the English Chamber Orchestra, when Quintin Ballardie (a principal violinist with the original orchestra) invited Dr. Ursula Jones-Strebi to found and co-manage the new ...
Gerard Schwarz was LACO's second music director, and expanded the orchestra's repertoire to include more American works. Iona Brown was named LACO's music advisor for the 1986–1987 season, and became music director the next season, serving through 1992. Christof Perick was the next LACO Music Director, from 1992 to 1995.