Long Yu
Conductor Long Yu Joins the Roster
We are thrilled to welcome conductor Long Yu to our roster for North America, joining our colleagues at Askonas Holt as his general management. Hailed by The New York Times as “the most powerful figure in China’s classical music scene,” the conductor and impresario has devoted his illustrious career to steering China’s growing connection to classical music. Maestro Yu currently holds the top position in the country’s most prominent orchestras: Artistic Director of the China Philharmonic Orchestra in Beijing and Music Director of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. He is also the Principal Guest Conductor of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, co-director of Shanghai’s Music in the Summer Air festival, and Chair of the Artistic Committee of the Beijing Music Festival. He is currently Vice President of the China Musicians Association and Chairman of its League of China Orchestras.
This season sees Long make debuts with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, as well as returning to the Seoul Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, China Philharmonic, and Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra with soloists including Wynton Marsalis, Frank Peter Zimmermann, Augustin Hadelich, and Matthias Goerne. A towering figure on the international stage, his extensive North American work includes leading the New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Montreal Symphony Orchestra.
We are delighted to celebrate our alliance with Askonas Holt in representing Long Yu, who will be managed in North America by Julijana Mijalković , alongside Henry Lindsay and Jemima Pickersgill for his general management.