余隆 Long Yu

國際知名中國指揮家余隆身兼上海交響樂團音樂總監、中國愛樂樂團藝術總監和首席指揮及廣州交響樂團音樂總監等職，同時也是香港管弦樂團的首席客座指揮。余隆是北京國際音樂節的創辦人和藝術總監，以及MISA 上海夏季音樂節的共同總監。

在2018/19年樂季中，余隆除了在中國演出，同時會在世界各地的樂團擔任客座指揮，客座對象包括紐約愛樂、匹茲堡交響樂團、倫敦愛樂管弦樂團、北德廣播交響樂團、蒙地卡羅愛樂管樂團以及國立台灣交響樂團等。

2018年6月，余隆與德意志留聲機公司簽訂獨家錄音合約。德意志留聲機公司於2018/19樂季歡慶120週年，屆時將由余隆指揮精彩的開幕音樂會。這場預計在10月舉辦的音樂會將在古老的北京紫禁城太廟演出，參與盛會的音樂家有女高音阿依達・加富林娜、小提琴家丹尼爾・霍普、和鋼琴家依蓮‧葛莉茉。

余隆曾與世界各地知名樂團及歌劇院合作過，包括：紐約愛樂、芝加哥交響樂團、費城管弦樂團、洛杉磯愛樂、蒙特婁交響樂團、華盛頓國家交響樂團、辛辛那提交響樂團、巴黎管弦樂團、德國班貝格交響樂團、德國漢堡國立歌劇院、柏林廣播交響樂團、萊比錫廣播交響樂團、北德廣播交響樂團、慕尼黑愛樂、墨爾本交響樂團、雪梨交響樂團、BBC交響樂團、香港管弦樂團、東京愛樂以及新加坡交響樂團。

余隆在1993年首次登台指揮廣州交響樂團，並於2003年出任此樂團的音樂總監。在職期間，他帶著廣州交響樂團遠征歐洲及埃及巡迴演出，演出地點包括巴黎香榭麗舍劇院、盧森堡音樂學院、阿姆斯特丹音樂廳以及開羅歌劇院。余隆經常與全球各地的頂尖獨奏家/獨唱家合作，像是英國小號手艾麗森・巴爾松、女高音曹秀美、鋼琴家朗朗、大提琴家馬友友、大提琴家米夏・麥斯基、小提琴家麥可辛．凡格羅夫及鋼琴家王羽佳。

2008年他指揮中國愛樂樂團，在梵蒂岡城保羅六世禮堂為教宗本篤十六世及數千餘名聽眾演出。這場史無前例、意義非凡的演出大大拉近了中西方的距離。

余隆在1964年出生於上海的音樂世家，曾就讀上海音樂學院及德國柏林高等藝術大學。1992年出任北京中央歌劇院常任指揮，隨後在此樂團擔任了三年指揮。他連續五年為香港市政局製作歌劇演出。在1998年創辦北京國際音樂節並擔任藝術總監迄今。

Long Yu, the distinguished Chinese conductor with an extensive international reputation, is the Music Director of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Artistic Director & Chief Conductor of the China Philharmonic Orchestra and Music Director of the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra. He is also the Principal Guest Conductor of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra.

Long is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Beijing Music Festival, and Co-Director of the MISA Summer Festival in Shanghai.

In the 2018/19 season, alongside his work in China, Long makes guest appearances across the globe, including with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan and others. 

In June 2018, Long signed an exclusive recording contract with Deutsche Grammophon. As part of the Deutsche Grammophon’s 120th anniversary celebrations in 2018/19, Long will conduct a spectacular launch concert in October at the site of Beijing’s historic Imperial Ancestral Temple at the Forbidden City, alongside artists such as Aida Garifullina, Daniel Hope and Hélène Grimaud. 

Long has conducted a highly acclaimed list of orchestras and opera houses throughout the world including the New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Washington National Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Bamberger Symphoniker, Hamburgische Staatsoper, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Leipzig, NDR Sinfonieorchester, Munich Philharmonic, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Tokyo Philharmonic and Singapore Symphony Orchestra. 

Long made his debut with the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra in 1993 and in 2003 became Music Director of the orchestra. During his time as Music Director, Long has embarked on European and Egyptian tours with the orchestra, performing at Theatre des Champs-Elysees in Paris, Conservatoire de Luxembourg, Concertgebouw Amsterdam and Cairo Opera House. Long continues to collaborate frequently with many of the world’s most celebrated soloists such as Alison Balsom, Sumi Jo, Lang Lang, Yo-Yo Ma, Mischa Maisky, Maxim Venerov and Yuja Wang.

In 2008, for the first time in history, the China Philharmonic Orchestra performed under the baton of maestro Long Yu at the Vatican in the Paul VI Auditorium. The concert was attended by Pope Benedict XIV and marked a giant step in bringing eastern and western cultures closer together.

Born in 1964 into a musical family in Shanghai, Long studied at the Shanghai Conservatory and the Hochschule der Kunst in Berlin. In 1992, he was appointed Principal Conductor of the Central Opera Theatre in Beijing and served as its conductor for three consecutive years. He created opera productions for The Urban Council of Hong Kong for five successive years. In 1998, he led the creation of the Beijing Music Festival and has been its Artistic Director ever since.