Andrew Litton

Andrew Litton (* 16th May 1959 in New York City ) is an American orchestra - conductor . Litton, a Fieldston School graduate, graduated from the Juilliard School , a music conservatory and drama school, and completed his studies with two Masters degrees in Music. In 2003 he was honored with the Sanford Medal by Yale University .

Artistic and professional work

Litton began his career in 1988 as an orchestra conductor at the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra as chief conductor. In 1994 he retired in favor of an offer from the Dallas Symphony Orchestra as music director, but has the title of Honorary Conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra because of the services he earned during his six years in Poole , where the orchestra is now located. He held the position of music director in Dallas for 12 years from 1994 to 2006. After his resignation, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra awarded him the title of emerged music director of the orchestra. In 2003, while he was still in Dallas, he became Artistic Director of the Minnesota Orchestra's Summer Festival Concerts , which was extended from June 2008 to 2011. Also in 2003 he took over the direction of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra in Norway as music director and chief conductor. This position was contractually extended from June 2008 to 2011 and again to 2015 in March 2011. He ended his tenure in Bergen in 2015 and there he was also awarded the title of Honorary Conductor of the orchestra after his departure. In June 2012 he accepted the offer from September 1st of the same year to 2015 as artistic advisor to the Colorado Symphony Orchestra , but in August 2013 Litton was appointed music director of the orchestra with immediate effect. In December 2014, the New York City Ballet agreed that Litton would take over the position of music director there from September 2015. On the same date, Litton resigned from his position as music director of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, but remained with the orchestra as musical advisor and first guest chief conductor until 2018.

The repertoire of his recordings includes the choral work of William Waltons Belshazzar's Feast with Bryn Terfel and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra , with which he had won a Grammy , the piano concertos of Rachmaninov with the pianist Stephen Hough and a live recording of the musical Sweeney Todd with the New York Philharmonic , which earned him a Grammy nomination. His other recordings include a CD box with Walton's life's work on Decca , the complete symphonies of Tchaikovsky with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra as well as the complete symphonies of Rachmaninov with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Sergei Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and many Gershwin - Recordings either as a conductor or pianist with the Dallas Symphony, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Web links

Official homepage of Littons

Individual evidence

^ Homepage of the Ethical Culture Fieldston School . Retrieved December 14, 2016 .
^ Richard Morrison: ENO regrets? No, just plans . In: The Times , December 2, 2005. Retrieved March 10, 2007.
^ Rob Hubbard, "Summer Festival artistic director Litton extends contract with Minnesota Orchestra". Pioneer Press , June 30, 2008.
^ Charlotte Smith, "Andrew Litton extends his contract as Bergen Philharmonic music director". Gramophone , June 12, 2008.
↑ Åge Algeroy & Halvor Folgerø: Smilande dirigent tar fire nye år . In: NRK , March 23, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
^ Edward Gardner to head the Bergen Philharmonic . In: Gramophone , February 18, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
^ Ray Mark Rinaldi: CSO conductor Litton named orchestra music director . In: Denver Post , August 21, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
↑ Michael Cooper: Andrew Litton to Lead New York City Ballet Orchestra . In: New York Times , December 17, 2014.
↑ Corey H. Jones: Andrew Litton To Step Down As Colorado Symphony Music Director. In: Colorado Public Radio. September 15, 2015, archived from the original on December 15, 2016 ; accessed on January 2, 2020 .

personal data
SURNAME	Litton, Andrew
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American conductor
DATE OF BIRTH	May 16, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH	New York City

[1] Homepage of the Ethical Culture Fieldston School . Retrieved December 14, 2016 .

[2] Richard Morrison: ENO regrets? No, just plans . In: The Times , December 2, 2005. Retrieved March 10, 2007.

[3] Rob Hubbard, "Summer Festival artistic director Litton extends contract with Minnesota Orchestra". Pioneer Press , June 30, 2008.

[4] Charlotte Smith, "Andrew Litton extends his contract as Bergen Philharmonic music director". Gramophone , June 12, 2008.

[5] Åge Algeroy & Halvor Folgerø: Smilande dirigent tar fire nye år . In: NRK , March 23, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.

[6] Edward Gardner to head the Bergen Philharmonic . In: Gramophone , February 18, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2013.

[7] Ray Mark Rinaldi: CSO conductor Litton named orchestra music director . In: Denver Post , August 21, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2013.

[8] Michael Cooper: Andrew Litton to Lead New York City Ballet Orchestra . In: New York Times , December 17, 2014.

[9] Corey H. Jones: Andrew Litton To Step Down As Colorado Symphony Music Director. In: Colorado Public Radio. September 15, 2015, archived from the original on December 15, 2016 ; accessed on January 2, 2020 .