Nott takes over as music director at the Gran Teatro del Liceo
Jonathan Nott, Music Director and Artistic Director of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, has been appointed Music Director of the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona.
The British conductor succeeds Josep Pons, who has been appointed Honorary Conductor after fourteen years in this position. Opened in 1847, the Gran Teatre del Liceu is the largest opera house in the Catalan capital of Barcelona and is located on the Rambles in the city center. It is also the second largest organizer of Wagner festivals, just behind the Bayreuth Festival.
Born in 1962, British conductor Jonathan Nott has been Principal Conductor of the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie and Music Director of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra since 2014. He has been Music Director and Artistic Director of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande since 2017, with a contract that has been extended until 2026. He will take up the post in Barcelona in the 2026/27 season for an initial period of five years.
