Viotti becomes General Music Director in Zurich
The Zurich Opera House has announced that Lorenzo Viotti will take over as musical director for the 2028/29 and 2029/30 seasons.
Born in Lausanne into a Franco-Italian family of musicians, Viotti first studied piano, voice, and percussion in Lyon before continuing his conducting studies in Vienna and Weimar. He gained international recognition by winning several major competitions, including the Nestlé Young Conductors Award at the Salzburg Festival, the MDR Symphony Orchestra Conducting Competition, and the Cadaqués International Conducting Competition.
In 2021, Viotti took on the dual role of chief conductor of the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra and the Dutch National Opera in Amsterdam. At the start of the 2026–2027 season, he will assume the position of music director of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. In Zurich, he will succeed Gianandrea Noseda, who has held the position since 2021.
