Ludovic Morlot
Ludovic Morlot (born 11 December 1973) is a French conductor.
Early years[edit]
Morlot was born in Lyon on 11 December 1973.[1] As a youth, he trained as a violinist. He later attended the Royal Academy of Music, and began his studies in conducting in London in 1994,[2] where his mentors included Sir Colin Davis, George Hurst and Colin Metters. At the Royal College of Music, he was a Norman Del Mar conducting fellow. In the US, he attended the Pierre Monteux school for conductors. He held the Seiji Ozawa Fellowship in conducting at the Tanglewood festival in 2001.[3]
Personal life[edit]
Morlot and his wife Ghizlane have two daughters, Nora and Iman.[10] In March 2012, Morlot was named Affiliate Professor of Music at the University of Washington (UW).[19] With the 2013–2014 academic year, Morlot became the chair of orchestral conducting studies at UW.[20] In 2014, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music "in recognition of his significant contribution to music."[21]