Charles Dutoit
Charles Édouard Dutoit OC GOQ is a Swiss conductor. He is currently the principal guest conductor for the Saint Petersburg Philharmonia and co-director of the MISA Festival in Shanghai.
Charles Dutoit OC GOQ | |
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Dutoit conducting in 1984 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Charles Édouard Dutoit |
| Born | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Conductor, pedagogue |
| Years active | 1957–present |
In 2017, he became the 103rd recipient of the Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal Award. Dutoit held previous positions with the London Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, the Tokyo NHK Symphony and the Orchestre National de France. As of 2017, he was conductor emeritus of the Verbier Music Festival Orchestra. He is an honorary member of the Ravel Foundation in France and the Stravinsky Foundation in Switzerland.
In December 2017, following allegations of sexual assault, the Boston and San Francisco Symphonies cancelled his engagements. In a statement, Dutoit denied the charges.