London’s Philharmonia Orchestra announces that it is appointing Marin Alsop as Principal Guest Conductor. Marin Alsop said: “This appointment as Principal Guest Conductor with the Philharmonia Orchestra is a fantastic opportunity to deepen my relationship with these wonderful musicians and audiences. My work in London has been some of the most rewarding of my career. I am so looking forward to working more closely with this innovative, forward-thinking orchestra to create programmes and projects that draw from its long history of exceptional music making and continue to embrace the new and the bold.”
Marin Alsop is Chief Conductor, ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Chief Conductor and Curator, Ravinia Festival, Associate Artist, Southbank Centre, London and Music Director, National Orchestral Institute + Festival.