Portrait of James Conlon

James Conlon

Directors · Musicians · conductor · music arranger

🇺🇸 United States

American conductor

About James Conlon

James Conlon (born March 18, 1950) is an American conductor. He is the conductor laureate of Los Angeles Opera, having served as its music director from 2006 to 2026. He also served as principal conductor of the RAI National Symphony Orchestra from 2016 to 2020.

Quick facts

Known for
Ernani (Live), Shapeshifter, Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5 / Piano Concerto / Concerto Doppio / String Quartets Nos. 1 & 2 / Solo Piano Works
Born
1950-03-18
Artist type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Queens
Associated area
United States
Active period
1950-03-18
MusicBrainz description
conductor
Genres
classical
Music tags
american conductor, classical, conductor
ISNI
0000000117770413

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