A vibrant account, with full-bodied string tone, folkloric charm and lots of brio.

Ludovic Morlot’s élan, elegance and intensity on stage have endeared him to audiences and orchestras worldwide, from the Berliner Philharmonic to the Boston Symphony. His most recent appointment sees Morlot take up the role of Chief Conductor Designate of the Porto Symphony Orchestra at Casa da Música from 2027, alongside his current positions as Music Director of the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra since September 2021, Conductor Emeritus of the Seattle Symphony (where he was Music Director 2011-2019) and Associate Artist of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra since 2019. 

Morlot was Artistic Director and a founding member of the National Youth Orchestra of China 2017-2021, conducting their inaugural concerts at Carnegie Hall and in China in 2017, and touring with them to Europe in 2019. He was Chief Conductor of La Monnaie from 2012-2014 conducting new productions in Brussels and at the Aix Easter Festival – including La Clemenza di Tito, Jenůfa and Pelléas et Mélisande.