Ivor Bolton

Ivor Bolton is one of the most distinguished conductors in the field of Baroque and Classical repertoire; his versatility, however, is borderless. Bolton has been Chief Conductor with the Sinfonieorchester Basel since 2016. In Madrid he has held the position of Music Director since 2015. In addition to his leading positions Ivor Bolton is Conductor Laureate of the Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, with whom he appears annually at the Salzburg Festival and on tour and whose chief conductor he was for 12 years, and Chief Conductor of the Dresden Festival Orchestra. He enjoys a close relationship with the Bayerische Staatsoper since 1994. He was awarded the prestigious „Bayerische Theaterpreis“ for his outstanding work in Munich. In February 2024, he was made "Commander of the British Empire" for his exceptional services to music. Since his time as Music Director of English Touring Opera and Glyndebourne Touring Opera, Ivor Bolton has appeared at numerous prestigious opera houses. In concert he has been principal conductor of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and a welcome guest at the BBC Proms and Lincoln Center New York, among others, as well as with the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Concertgebouworkest Amsterdam, Orchestre de Paris, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Gürzenich Orchester Köln, Wiener Symphoniker and the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra.