Charles Dutoit

Charles Dutoit
OC GOQ
Dutoit conducting in 1984
Born
Charles Édouard Dutoit

Lausanne, Switzerland
Occupation(s)Conductor, pedagogue
Years active1957–present

Charles Édouard Dutoit OC GOQ is a Swiss conductor. He is the principal guest conductor for the Saint Petersburg Philharmonia.[1]

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.[2] In a statement, Dutoit denied the charges.[3]

  1. ^ "Charles Dutoit Principal Guest Conductor of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra". Санкт-Петербургская академическая филармония имени Д.Д. Шостаковича. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  2. ^ "AP Exclusive: Famed conductor accused of sexual misconduct". AP. 22 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Famous conductor Charles Dutoit accused of sexual misconduct". CNN. 22 December 2017.