BBC Philharmonic – June 28, 2026, 5.30pm
- Blackpool Opera House, United Kingdom
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- Mica Levi: New Work (world premiere) | Terry Riley: In C | Oliver Leith: Pearly, goldy, woody, bloody, or, Abundance | John Adams: Harmonielehre
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.
Upcoming Performances
Clàssica a la platja 2026 – July 9, 2026, 9.00pm
- Platja de Sant Sebastià, Barcelona, Spain
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- Borodin: Symphony No.2 in B: Allegro | Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2 in E-flat, Op.27: Allegro molto | Brahms: Symphony No.3 in F major, Op.90: Poco Allegretto | Dvořák: Symphony No.8 in G major, Op.88 “Anglesa”: Allegretto grazioso-Molto vivace | Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4 in F minor, Op.36: Finale: Allegro con fuoco || Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya
MITO Settembre Musica Festival – 8 September, 2026, 8.00pm
- Teatro Dal Verme, Milan, Italy
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- Ravel: Deux mélodies hebraïques | Manuel De Falla: Siete canciones populares españolas | De Falla: El sombrero de tres picos || Turin Teatro Regio Orchestra || Rinat Shaham (mezzo-soprano)
Aalborg Symphony Orchestra – 12 September, 2026, 2.00pm
- Musikkens Hus, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No.1 in C minor, Op.35 | R. Schumann: Symphony No.1 in B-flat major, Op.38 'Spring' || James Zijian Wei (piano), Jonathan Clarke (trumpet)
Latest Press
May 4, 2026
“Also a thrill is the return of former Seattle Symphony Music Director Ludovic Morlot at the podium, wringing every drop of sunshine and anguish from Bizet’s score.”
Seattle Times
Seattle Opera
Carmen
May 3, 2026
“Seattle Symphony Conductor Emeritus Ludovic Morlot, helming his first fully staged production since Wagner’s Das Rheingold in 2023, brought his characteristic French sensitivity to the podium. Greeted with roars of approval from both orchestra and audience, the much-loved maestro fulfilled their endorsement with an interpretation that was at once suave and high energy, bringing forth crisp playing from his Seattle Symphony musicians and creating an atmosphere dripping with sophistication and élan.”
Broadway World
Seattle Opera
Carmen
