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Yan Pascal Tortelier Conductor

Principal Conductor, São Paulo Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Emeritus, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Principal Conductor, São Paulo Symphony Orchestra

Conductor Emeritus, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Yan Pascal Tortelier is Principal Conductor of the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra, and enjoys a distinguished career as a guest with the world’s most prestigious orchestras. He was Principal Guest Conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra between 2005 and 2008, and in recognition of his outstanding work as Chief Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic between 1992 and 2003, he has been given the title of Conductor Emeritus and continues to work with the orchestra regularly. He also holds the position of Principal Guest Conductor at the Royal Academy or Music in London.

Yan Pascal Tortelier has collaborated with major orchestras including the London Symphony and London Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestras, Czech Philharmonic, St Petersburg Philharmonic, Oslo Philharmonic, Filarmonica della Scala Milan, and in North America, the Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Boston, Chicago, San Francisco and Montreal Symphony Orchestras. Further afield he has collaborated with the Melbourne Symphony, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony and the Hong Kong and Malaysian Philharmonic orchestras.

Forthcoming highlights include return visits to the London Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra and Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, the San Francisco and Baltimore Symphonies, and the St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. In October 2010 he also undertakes a major European tour with the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra, visiting a number of prestigious venues including the Vienna Musikverein, Salzburg Festspielhaus, the Frankfurt Alte Oper and the Cologne Philharmonie.

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