Book Alan Gilbert

Alan Gilbert is an American conductor and violinist who led the New York Philharmonic as music director from 2009 to 2017 and now serves as principal conductor of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra and music director of the Royal Swedish Opera. A native New Yorker and the son of two New York Philharmonic violinists, he grew up on Manhattan's Upper West Side playing violin, viola and piano. Gilbert studied music at Harvard, where he directed the Harvard Bach Society Orchestra, then trained in conducting at the Curtis Institute and Juilliard under Otto-Werner Mueller. In 1994 he earned the Georg Solti prize and took first prize at the Geneva International Music Competition, followed by a stint as assistant conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra from 1995 to 1997 and the Seaver/National Endowment for the Arts Conductors Award in 1997. He also holds the Ditson Conductor's Award. His extensive discography includes Alan Gilbert conducts Christopher Rouse (2008), Music from the Hanoi Concerts (2009), Mahler: Symphony No. 3 (2010), An American New Year’s Eve (2010) and Ligeti’s “Le Grand Macabre” (2010). Gilbert brings world-class musicianship and an engaging podium presence.