Biography
Danish conductor Thomas Søndergård is Music Director of Royal Scottish National Orchestra, following six seasons as Principal Guest Conductor. He served as Principal Conductor of BBC National Orchestra of Wales (BBC NOW) between September 2012 and August 2018, and prior to this, as Principal Conductor and Musical Advisor of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra for three seasons. This season sees Thomas make his debuts with the Berliner Philharmoniker and Zurich Opera (The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny ). Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, debuts with The Cleveland Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony and San Francisco Opera were sadly cancelled. Highlights of Thomas’ 20/21 season with RSNO include leading its first digital season in works by Beethoven, Wagner and Mozart
Performance credits
Upcoming performances Today Onwards
Past performances 2005 — Yesterday
Olga Neuwirth and Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony, BoulangerNeuwirthProkofiev
New York PhilharmonicConductor
View program, cast and crewSøndergård, Keefe And Brahms, AlbergaBruchBrahmsSchumann
Minnesota OrchestraConductor
View program, cast and crewLa mer, BonisChaussonRavelDebussy
Royal Scottish National OrchestraConductor
View program, cast and crewRomantic Valentine’s: Romeo and Juliet, SzymanowskiSaint-SaënsProkofiev
Royal Scottish National OrchestraConductor
View program, cast and crewLondon Symphony Orchestra/Thomas Søndergård - Sibelius’ Second Symphony, WennäkoskiBeethovenSibelius
London Symphony OrchestraConductor
View program, cast and crewSibelius, Nielsen & Bacewicz, BacewiczNielsenSibelius
Bergen Philharmonic OrchestraConductor
View program, cast and crewFeatured past performances
Olga Neuwirth and Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony, BoulangerNeuwirthProkofiev
New York PhilharmonicConductor
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Søndergård, Keefe And Brahms, AlbergaBruchBrahmsSchumann
Minnesota OrchestraConductor
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La mer, BonisChaussonRavelDebussy
Royal Scottish National OrchestraConductor
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Romantic Valentine’s: Romeo and Juliet, SzymanowskiSaint-SaënsProkofiev
Royal Scottish National OrchestraConductor
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London Symphony Orchestra/Thomas Søndergård - Sibelius’ Second Symphony, WennäkoskiBeethovenSibelius
London Symphony OrchestraConductor
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51Søndergård, Gerstein And Rachmaninoff, Chen, Q.RachmaninoffStrauss
Minnesota OrchestraConductor
View program, cast and crewArnheiður Syngur Grieg, GriegHolten, B.Sibelius
Iceland Symphony OrchestraConductor
View program, cast and crewSaint-Saëns Piano Concerto No5, BacewiczSaint-SaënsRavel
Royal Scottish National OrchestraConductor
View program, cast and crewBerlioz Grande Messe, Berlioz, H.
Royal Scottish National OrchestraConductor
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Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Biography
Danish conductor Thomas Søndergård is Music Director of Royal Scottish National Orchestra, following six seasons as Principal Guest Conductor. He served as Principal Conductor of BBC National Orchestra of Wales (BBC NOW) between September 2012 and August 2018, and prior to this, as Principal Conductor and Musical Advisor of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra for three seasons. This season sees Thomas make his debuts with the Berliner Philharmoniker and Zurich Opera (The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny ). Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, debuts with The Cleveland Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony and San Francisco Opera were sadly cancelled. Highlights of Thomas’ 20/21 season with RSNO include leading its first digital season in works by Beethoven, Wagner and Mozart
