Chief conductor of the BBC Philharmonic and principal guest conductor of the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa, John Storgårds is widely recognised for his creative flair for programming and his rousing yet refined performances. As artistic director of the Lapland Chamber Orchestra since 1996, he has earned global critical acclaim for the ensemble’s performances and award-winning recordings. He appears with such orchestras as the Berliner Philharmoniker, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France, London Philharmonic Orchestra and all major Nordic orchestras, including the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra which he served as chief conductor from 2008 to 2015. Further afield, he appears with leading orchestras in Australia, Japan, and the United States. He collaborates with soloists such as Yefim Bronfman, Sol Gabetta, Håkan Hardenberger, Gil Shaham, Christian Tetzlaff, Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Frank Peter Zimmermann. Having begun his career as a violinist, John Storgårds regularly appears as a chamber musician at festivals, and as soloist with orchestras. He received the Finnish State Prize for Music in 2002 and the Pro Finlandia Prize in 2012.
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