Andrew Litton, music director of the New York City Ballet since 2015, is also the former principal guest conductor of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, conductor laureate of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and music director laureate of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Honours include the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit, Yale’s Sanford Medal, the Elgar Society Medal, and an honorary doctorate from Bournemouth University. Litton was principal conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra from 1988 to 1994 and music director of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra from 1994 to 2006.

His discography boasts over 135 recordings.

An avid opera conductor with a keen theatrical sense, Litton has led major opera companies such as The Metropolitan Opera, The Royal Opera, Covent Garden, Opera Australia and Deutsche Oper Berlin. In Norway, he was key to founding the Bergen National Opera, where he led numerous acclaimed performances.

An accomplished pianist, Litton performs as a soloist, conducting from the keyboard. He is also an acknowledged expert on and performer of Gershwin’s music and serves as advisor to the University of Michigan Gershwin Initiative.

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