After a multi-year search, the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra has announced the selection of Adam Johnson as Music Director, effective July 1, 2023. Johnson, a native of Canada, assume the role as of today, July 1. He replaces Timothy Muffitt, longtime MD and conductor for the symphony, who retired after the 2019-2020 season.
Adam Johnson completed his tenure as resident conductor of the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal (OSM) in 2019. Prior to his tenure in Montreal, he was the resident conductor of Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and today has guest-conducted more than a dozen orchestras across Canada and the United States. In Europe, he has worked with the Opéra National de Paris, the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra…