余隆 Yu Long

Hailed as the “most powerful figure in China’s classical music scene” by The New York Times, Chinese conductor Long Yu holds positions as Chairman of the Artistic Committee of the Beijing Music Festival (BMF), Artist Director of the China Philharmonic Orchestra, Music Director of the Shanghai and Guangzhou Symphony orchestras, Co-director of MISA Shanghai Summer Festival, and Principal Guest Conductor of the HK Phil.

Frequently conducts the leading orchestras and opera companies around the world, Yu Long found the BMF in 1998, and was its Artistic Director for two decades. He made history with the China Philharmonic Orchestra which became the first Chinese orchestra to perform at the Vatican in the Paul VI Auditorium in 2008. Recently Yu has signed a recording deal with Deutsche Grammophon and started global release and distribution partnership.

Born in 1964 into a musical family in Shanghai, Yu Long received his early musical education from his grandfather Ding Shande, a composer of great renown, and went on to study at the Shanghai Conservatory and the Hochschule der Kunst in Berlin. In 2016, Yu was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. In the mainland, having received the 2013 China Arts Award. He is currently Vice President of the Chinese Musicians Association.

被《紐約時報》譽為「中國古典樂壇最具影響力的人物」，中國指揮家余隆現任北京國際音樂節藝術委員會主席、中國愛樂樂團藝術總監、上海和廣州交響樂團音樂總監、上海夏季音樂節聯合總監，以及香港管弦樂團首席客席指揮。

除了與世界各地知名交響樂團和歌劇院緊密合作，余隆於1998年創辦北京國際音樂節，並連續20年擔任藝術總監。2008年他帶領中國愛樂樂團締造歷史，成為首支在梵蒂岡保羅六世禮堂為教宗本篤十六世演出的中國樂團。2018年，簽約德意志留聲機並在全球發行唱片。

余隆1964年出生於上海的音樂世家，自幼隨外祖父、著名作曲家丁善德學習音樂。後求學於上海音樂學院和德國柏林高等藝術大學。2016年當選美國藝術與科學學院外籍榮譽院士；並於同年被授予德意志聯邦共和國十字勳章。在國內，他於2013年獲頒國家級學術機構的最高藝術大獎「中華藝文獎」，以及中央音樂學院頒發的榮譽院士證書。余隆現擔任中國音樂家協會副主席職務。