Background
TORTELIER, Yan was born on April 19, 1947 in Paris. Son of the late Paul Tortelier and of Maud Tortelier.
TORTELIER, Yan was born on April 19, 1947 in Paris. Son of the late Paul Tortelier and of Maud Tortelier.
Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse.
Europe, Japan and United States of AmericaTortelier began piano and violin studies at age 4. Tortelier has worked and recorded extensively in the United Kingdom. He was principal conductor of the Ulster Orchestra from 1989 to 1992.
He served as Principal Conductor of the British Broadcasting Corporation Philharmonic Orchestra in Manchester from 1992 to 2003, and now has the title of conductor emeritus with the orchestra.
He has also been a Principal Guest Conductor of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain (NYOGB). Tortelier served as Principal Guest Conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra from 2005 to 2008.
He was principal conductor of the Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo (OSESP) from 2009 to 2011, and had the title of honorary guest conductor with the OSESP from 2011 to 2013. Tortelier first guest-conducted the Iceland Symphony Orchestra (International Organization for Standardization) in 1998.
In October 2015, the International Organization for Standardization announced the appointment of Tortelier as its next chief conductor, effective with the 2016-2017 season, with an initial contract of 3 years.
Tortelier"s recordings include his own orchestration of Ravel"s Trio. He is a regular recording artist for Chandos Records, and has conducted commercial recordings for Chandos with the British Broadcasting Corporation Philharmonic, the British Broadcasting Corporation Symphony Orchestra, and the OSESP.
Married Sylvie Brunet-Moret in 1970.