Peter Oundjian
(c) Sian Richards
The Colorado Symphony has appointed Canadian-American violinist and conductor Peter Oundjian, 66, as Principal Conductor. With a career spanning five decades, Oundjian began as a solo violinist, and first violinist of the Tokyo String Quartet, followed by an international conducting career leading orchestras in virtually every major musical center in the world. After a 14-year tenure as the Music Director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and 6 years at the helm of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (2012-2018), Oundjian was named Music Director of the Colorado Music Festival in 2019 and continues in that role.
