Chief Conductor Designate of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra today announces Domingo Hindoyan as its Chief Conductor from September 2021

Announced today, Domingo Hindoyan will become the new Chief Conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra from September 2021. Hindoyan builds on the legacy of Vasily Petrenko who steps down after 15 years and who will then assume the role of Conductor Laureate.

Domingo Hindoyan commented:

“Since the very first time I worked with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, I encountered an amazing group of musicians whose warm personalities and passion for music shone through. This Orchestra is a great collective force formed by brilliant individuals.  

What excited me was not only the Orchestra but the vibrant city of Liverpool and its historic connection with music and sports. An orchestra is a fundamental ambassador for the arts, and together our priorities will be to preserve the great heritage of the music we perform, welcome audiences with unprecedented sounds, and build the future for new generations with fruitful educational projects.

I am thrilled to be the new Chief Conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and know that together we will lead a new chapter in its musical history.”

Cancellations due to Coronavirus pandemic

Several concerts and opera performances that Domingo Hindoyan was to conduct had to be cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic: The March 13 and April 17 concerts with the NOSPR in Katowice, both performances of L'Elisir d'amore at the Wiener Staatsoper on March 24 and 31, Rossini's La petite messe solennelle in Nantes and Angers in May, Giordano's Fedora at the Festival Radio France in Montpellier on July 17, the concert with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Hollywood Bowl on July 21 as well as Carmen at the Paris Opera in September / October and all November / December performances of La Bohème at the Metropolitan Opera unfortunately can't take place. La Bohème at the MET has been postponed to January 2021.

Debut with the Bern Symphony Orchestra

On February 27, 2020, Domingo Hindoyan will make his debut with the Bern Symphony Orchestra. He will conduct two concerts at the Casino Bern featuring Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5. Pianist Louis Schwizgebel will be the soloist of Beethoven's Piano Concerto. The second concert will take place on February 28. More information and tickets: https://bit.ly/2I1as6V

[Photo: Radosław Kaźmierczak Fotografia]

Concerts with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

In February 2020, Domingo Hindoyan will conduct a series of concerts with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Cambridge, London, Croydon and Reading in the UK. All four concerts will feature the ouverture from Glinka's A Life for the Tsar and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5. The programme of the February 19 concert at the Cambridge Corn Exchange will also include Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 with soloist Leon McCawley, the February 20 concert at the London Cadogan Hall, the February 22 concert at the Croydon Fairfield Halls and the February 23 concert at the Reading Hexagon Brahms' Double Concerto for Violin and Cello with soloists Duncan Riddell and Richard Harwood. This is Domingo's debut with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Photo by Grzesiek Mart

Mahler Symphony No. 6 with the NOSPR

On February 14, 2020, Domingo Hindoyan will return to conduct the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra in his first concert with the orchestra as Principal Guest Conductor. The programme will feature Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 6 in A minor. Domingo was appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the NOSPR in December 2017.

Photo by Mark McNulty