Robin Ticciati

Robin Ticciati

Robin Ticciati is Principal Conductor of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of the Bamberger Symphoniker and Music Director Designate of Glyndebourne Festival Opera.

As guest conductor, he works with world-class orchestras on both sides of the Atlantic, including the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Rotterdam Philharmonic, the Filarmonica della Scala, the Symphonie orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks Munich, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Philadelphia Orchestra.

Robin Ticciati balances orchestral engagements with extensive work in some of the world's most prestigious opera houses and festivals, including Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Salzburg Festival, Metro politan Opera, Royal Opera House, Teatro alla Scala, and Opernhaus Zürich. In July 2011, he was appointed Music Director of Glyndebourne Festival Opera from January 2014.

Born in London, Robin Ticciati is a violinist, pianist and percussionist by training. He was a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain when he turned to conducting, aged 15, under the guidance of Sir Colin Davis and Sir Simon Rattle. Following a conducting debut in Brussels in 2004, aged just 19, Robin Ticciati's career developed rapidly. In June 2005, he became the youngest conductor to appear at La Scala, Milan, and his 2006 appearance at the Salzburg Festival, conducting Mozart's Il Sogno di Scipione, saw him become the youngest conductor in the history of the festival. That performance was later released worldwide on DVD by Deutsche Grammophon. He was then appointed Chief Conductor of the Gävle Symphony Orchestra (2005-2009) and Music Director of Glyndebourne on Tour (2007-2009).

Robin Ticciati's debut CD recording, featuring choral works by Brahms (Nänie, Gesang der Parzen, Alto Rhapsody, Schicksalslied) with the Bavarian Radio Chorus and Bamberger Symphoniker, was released in Autumn 2010 to universal critical acclaim, attracting Germany's coveted Echo Klassik award.