National Arts Centre Orchestra Names New Music Director
By David Salazar(Credit: Jussi Virkkumaa)
The National Arts Centre Orchestra has announced conductor John Storgårds will be its eighth music director.
Storgårds will take over the new position in 2026-27, succeeding Alexander Shelley, who will conclude his tenure in July 2026. Storgårds debuted with the National Arts Centre Orchestra in 2013 and has served as its Principal Guest Conductor since 2015.
“I couldn’t be more honoured, happy, and thrilled to become Music Director of Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra, an orchestra I already love so deeply. When I look back at the highlights of each season, my concerts with the NAC Orchestra always stand out among the very best moments. Not only is it a fantastic orchestra, it is also a family of wonderful musicians and people, with whom I have felt a special bond from the very first time we worked together. I also look forward to strengthening my relationship with the Orchestra’s devoted, enthusiastic, and justifiably proud audience, as well as with all Canadians,” Storgårds said per an official press release.
The Finnish conductor is the Chief Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra and the Artistic Director of the Lapland Chamber Orchestra. He has led performances with such organizations as Berlin Philharmonic, the New York Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, the Munich Philharmonic, and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, among others.
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