Ludovic Morlot

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Ludovic Morlot (born December 11, 1973 in Lyon ) is a French conductor and university professor who lives in the United States .

Beginnings

As a teenager, Morlot began training as a violinist. In 1994 he moved to the Royal Academy of Music to study conducting with Sir Colin Davis , George Hurst and Colin Metters . This was followed by further training at the Royal College of Music , where he took the course founded by Norman Del Mar as concertmaster. Morlot went on to the USA , where he completed his studies at the school for conductors and orchestral musicians founded by Pierre Monteux in Hancock . In 2001 he won the Conducting Prize of the Seiji Ozawa Societyduring the Tanglewood festivals, a musical rehearsal and concert facility in Berkshire County in the US state of Massachusetts .

Artistic work

From 2002 to 2004 he was resident conductor at the Orchester National de Lyon under David Robertson , where he was also responsible for the two youth orchestras of the house. From 2004 to 2007 he was hired as second conductor at the Boston Symphony Orchestra , where he conducted his first concerts in April 2005 under his own responsibility. Contemporary music included the US premiere of the orchestral work Gondwana by Tristan Murail in January 2009, Helios Choros II (Sun God Dancers) by Augusta Read Thomas in October 2009 and the world premiere of Instances , Elliott Carter's last orchestral work . That same year, in October 2009, Morlot was invited to the Seattle Symphony as a guest conductor. He made his second appearance in Seattle in April 2010. Due to the consequences of the outbreak of Eyjafjallajökull in 2010 , he had to shorten his guest appearance and change his program as a guest conductor. In June 2010, the Seattle Symphony announced that Morlot would succeed Gerard Schwarz in 2011 as the orchestra's 15th music director. The position was initially limited to two years until 2012 with an option until 2016. In parallel to his work in Seattle, Morlot became a guest conductor at the La Monnaie Opera House in Brussels in 2011 , where he also took on the position of music director of the orchestra and opera from 2012. Morlot resigned from the office in Brussels at the end of 2014 because he was unable to fill both positions satisfactorily due to the distance between the two institutions.

In March 2012 he was appointed professor at the University of Washington , and in 2013 he took over the chair of orchestral conducting. In 2014 he was made a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music “in recognition of his outstanding services to music”.

In 2019 Morlot resigned from his position as music director of the Seattle Symphony, to which he will continue to be associated as "conductor emeritus".

Awards

In 2015 he was nominated with the Seattle Symphony for a Grammy Award in the category of best orchestral performance for the recording of the first symphony and other works by Henri Dutilleux . The recording of the second symphony brought another nomination in 2016 . Morlot was involved in other Grammy nominations and awards (technique, composition, solo performances).

Private

Morlot, his wife Ghizlane and his two daughters Nora and Iman live in Seattle.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Information about Ludovic Morlot in the database of the Bibliothèque nationale de France
  2. ^ David Wright: New York Philharmonic: Green Room - Ludovic Morlot . In: Playbill , January 6, 2009. Retrieved December 13, 2009. 
  3. ↑ a b Melinda Bargreen: Rising French star Ludovic Morlot chosen to replace Schwarz at Seattle Symphony. In: The Seattle Times . June 29, 2010, accessed January 19, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Melinda Bargreen: Review: Seattle Symphony with guest conductor Ludovic Morlot. In: The Seattle Times. October 23, 2009, accessed January 19, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Jeremy Eichler: BSO assistant leads first-rate show . In: The Boston Globe , October 13, 2006. Retrieved December 13, 2009. 
  6. ^ Steve Smith: Contemporary Storm Amid Classical Waves . In: The New York Times , January 9, 2009. Retrieved December 13, 2009. 
  7. ↑ Jeremy Eichler: Morlot, BSO premiere Thomas work . In: The Boston Globe , October 17, 2009. Retrieved December 13, 2009. 
  8. ^ Seattle Symphony Announces Commission by Renowned American Composer Elliott Carter . April 19, 2012. Archived from the original on May 26, 2012. Retrieved on May 18, 2013.
  9. ↑ Melinda Bargreen: Seattle Symphony with guest conductor Ludovic Morlot . In: The Seattle Times , October 23, 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2010. 
  10. ^ Bernard Jacobson: After the volcano, the show goes on at Seattle Symphony . In: The Seattle Times , April 23, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2010. 
  11. ^ Serge Martin: Ludovic Morlot quitte la Monnaie. In: Le Soir . December 12, 2014, accessed January 19, 2020 .
  12. ↑ Melinda Bargreen: New Seattle Symphony music director to moonlight in Belgium . In: The Seattle Times , June 30, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2015. 
  13. ^ About Ludovic Morlot, Conductor and The Harriet Overton Stimson Music Director . Seattle Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  14. ^ Brendan Kiley: Seattle Symphony conductor Ludovic Morlot to step down in 2019. In: The Seattle Times. April 21, 2017, accessed January 19, 2020 .

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personal data
SURNAME Morlot, Ludovic
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French conductor
DATE OF BIRTH December 11, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Lyon , Rhône department , France