A New Chapter for James Conlon
Ahead of his performances with the CSO April 11-13, Kyle MacMillan explores James’ long-standing relationship with the Chicago Symphony {…}
He has long been one of classical music’s most compelling advocates, but somewhere along the way, Conlon has fully assumed the mantle of the most accomplished music director currently on the podium of an American opera house.
Opera News, July 2019
...one of America's leading conductors...
The New York Times
James Conlon, one of today’s most versatile and respected conductors, has cultivated a vast symphonic, operatic and choral repertoire. Since his 1974 debut with the New York Philharmonic, he has conducted virtually every major American and European symphony orchestra. Through worldwide touring, an extensive discography and videography, numerous essays and commentaries, frequent television appearances and guest speaking engagements, Mr. Conlon is one of classical music’s most recognized interpreters.
Read full bioConlon is the real thing: a master of the orchestra with genuine theatricality and no discernible narcissism.
Los Angeles Times
Ahead of his performances with the CSO April 11-13, Kyle MacMillan explores James’ long-standing relationship with the Chicago Symphony {…}
Indulge Magazine covers LA Opera’s premiere of William Grant Still’s Highway 1 USA and Alexander Zemlinsky’s Der Zwerg (The {…}
April 18 & 20, 2024
Beethoven's Symphony No. 2 & Zemlinksky's Lyric Symphony with Melody Moore & Lucas Meachem
Meyerhoff & Strathmore Halls
Baltimore | Bethesda, MD
April 6-27, 2024
Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Liparit Avetisyan, Kihun Yoon
LA Opera | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
May 3 & 4, 2024
A community opera presented by LA Opera
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
Los Angeles, CA
He is a miracle of equilibrium: his dramatic intuition never fails, nor betrays the transparency of the music…
Le Monde de la Musique