Lorenzo Viotti

Chief Conductor, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra and the Dutch National Opera

Lorenzo Viotti is currently Chief Conductor of the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra and the Dutch National Opera and one of the most dynamic conductors of his generation. Highly esteemed as symphonic guest conductor, Lorenzo Viotti has worked with many of the world’s leading orchestras, including the Vienna Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Saxonian State Orchestra Dresden and the Gewandhausorchestra Leipzig. Further symphonic highlights will see the continuation of his close collaborations with the Munich Philharmonic, State Orchestra Berlin and Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. He completed his conducting studies with Nicolas Pasquet at the University of Music Franz Liszt Weimar. He has won several prestigious conducting competitions, most notably the Nestlé Young Conductors Award at the Salzburg Festival in 2015, the 11th International Conducting Competition of the Cadaqués Orchestra and in 2017 was honoured as “Newcomer of the Year” at the International Opera Awards in London. From 2026, he will become the new music director of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra.