Hubert Soudant
Hubert Soudant (born 16 March 1946 in Maastricht, Netherlands) is a Dutch conductor. He played the French horn as a youth. He has won prizes in several conducting competitions, including the Besançon Young Conductor Competition and the Karajan International Conducting Competition.[1]
Soudant has held music directorships with the Utrecht Symphony Orchestra (1974–1980), the Radio France Nouvelle Orchestra Philharmonique (1981–1983), l'Orchestra Toscanini (1988–92), l'Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire (1994–2004) and Mozarteum Orchestra of Salzburg (1994–2004). He has also served as the principal guest conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. He became principal guest conductor of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra in October 1999, and music director in September 2004.
References
- ↑ Chiho Iuchi (4 April 2008). "Dutchman takes Tokyo orchestra to new heights". Japan Times. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
External links
- Kajimono Concert Management agency biography
- Arena di Verona biography, October 2002
- Tokyo Symphony Orchestra biography of Hubert Soudant
| Preceded by Marc Soustrot |
Music Director, l'Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire 1994–2004 |
Succeeded by Isaac Karabtchevsky |
| Preceded by Hans Graf |
Music Director, Mozarteum Orchestra of Salzburg 1994–2004 |
Succeeded by Ivor Bolton |
| Preceded by Kazuyoshi Akiyama |
Music Director, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra 2004–2014 |
Succeeded by Jonathan Nott |