Biography
Alexander Shelley is Music Director of Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra and Principal Associate Conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. He is also Artistic Director of the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen’s ECHO and Deutsche Gründerpreis winning “Zukunftslabor”. In August 2017 Alexander concluded his tenure as Chief Conductor of the Nürnberger Symphoniker, a position he held since September 2009. The partnership was hailed by press and audience alike as a golden era for the orchestra, where he transformed the ensemble’s playing, education work and international touring activities. Unanimous winner of the 2005 Leeds Conductor’s Competition, he has since worked regularly with the leading orchestras of Europe, North America, Asia and Australasia, including the Leipzig Gewand
Performance credits
Upcoming performances Today Onwards
Past performances 2007 — Yesterday
NAC Orchestra with Orchestre symphonique de Québec - Ottawa, Saint-SaënsHétuMurphy, K.
National Arts CentreConductor
View program, cast and crewNACO + OSQ: Hétu Symphony No. 5, Saint-SaënsHétu
Toronto Symphony OrchestraConductor
View program, cast and crewPouliot & Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, Tchaikovsky, P. I.Rimsky-Korsakov
National Arts CentreConductor
View program, cast and crewDas Bundesjugendorchester mit Mahlers Neunter Symphonie, Mahler
Berliner PhilharmonikerConductor
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NAC Orchestra with Orchestre symphonique de Québec - Ottawa, Saint-SaënsHétuMurphy, K.
National Arts CentreConductor
View program, cast and crew
NACO + OSQ: Hétu Symphony No. 5, Saint-SaënsHétu
Toronto Symphony OrchestraConductor
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Pouliot & Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, Tchaikovsky, P. I.Rimsky-Korsakov
National Arts CentreConductor
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Das Bundesjugendorchester mit Mahlers Neunter Symphonie, Mahler
Berliner PhilharmonikerConductor
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14NSO: Danielle de Niese sings Richard Strauss and Mozart, StraussMozart
National Concert HallConductor
View program, cast and crewMontero's Latin Concerto, López BellidoMontero, G.Ravel
National Arts CentreConductor
View program, cast and crewRay Chen, Mendelssohn & Mahler, MendelssohnMahler
National Arts CentreConductor
View program, cast and crewBeethoven's Ninth, ClyneBeethoven
National Arts CentreConductor
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Ottawa, CanadaBiography
Alexander Shelley is Music Director of Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra and Principal Associate Conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. He is also Artistic Director of the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen’s ECHO and Deutsche Gründerpreis winning “Zukunftslabor”. In August 2017 Alexander concluded his tenure as Chief Conductor of the Nürnberger Symphoniker, a position he held since September 2009. The partnership was hailed by press and audience alike as a golden era for the orchestra, where he transformed the ensemble’s playing, education work and international touring activities. Unanimous winner of the 2005 Leeds Conductor’s Competition, he has since worked regularly with the leading orchestras of Europe, North America, Asia and Australasia, including the Leipzig Gewand
