Louis Langrée

Distinguished Guest Conductor

A specialist in the three worlds of opera, orchestra, and Mozart, Maestro Langrée is one of today’s most respected and sought-after conductors on the world’s leading stages. Maestro Langrée currently serves as Director of the Théâtre National de l’Opéra-Comique in Paris, appointed by the President of France, and has led major institutions – including the Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center – for over two decades, and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra as Music Director for more than a decade.

In 2025-26 season, Louis returns to National Symphony Orchestra Washington, New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl and to Cincinnati Symphony for his first performances as Music Director Laureate. On the operatic stage, Louis leads productions of Cosi fan Tutte with the Wiener Staatsoper in Vienna and Monte Carlo.

A regular presence in New York since his 1998 debut, Langrée has conducted around 250 performances and concerts at Lincoln Center, Mostly Mozart Festival, Metropolitan Opera, and New York Philharmonic. Guest conductor appearances include the Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic, NHK Symphony, Orchestre National de France, Orchestre de Paris, and Leipzig Gewandhaus. In addition to the Met, he frequently conducts at the leading opera houses including Vienna Staatsoper, Teatro alla Scala, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Lyric Opera of Chicago, and Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, and at festivals including Glyndebourne, Aix-en-Provence, BBC Proms, Edinburgh International, the Hong Kong Arts Festival, Wiener Festwochen, Salzburg Mozartwoche and Whitsun.