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"Thanks to the thrilling music-making of Alexandre Bloch, the French wunderkind of the conducting world, the diverse programme of Messiaen, Haydn, and Schubert showed off the orchestra at its very best."
"Still, close your eyes while Alexandre Bloch’s Orchestre National de Lille are playing Ravel and you’re struck by the polish, the elegance of the playing. Open them and marvel at how Bloch’s dance-like podium manner is matched by the musicians’ fluid movements."
French conductor Alexandre Bloch has established himself as one of the leading conductors of his generation through his musical integrity, energy and versatility. Winner of the 2012 Donatella Flick Conducting Competition, he has maintained a close artistic relationship with the London Symphony Orchestra ever since. Shortly afterwards, he attracted international attention with his acclaimed debut with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, stepping in for Mariss Jansons at short notice.
From the 2026–27 season, Alexandre Bloch becomes Principal Conductor of the Orquesta Sinfónicay Coro de RTVE (Radiotelevisión Española) in Madrid.
Recent and upcoming highlights include debuts with the Philharmonia Orchestra, Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich, and Taipei Symphony Orchestra, alongside return invitations to the London Symphony Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Dresden Philharmonic, George Enescu Philharmonic, Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.
Equally at home in the concert hall and opera house, Bloch is a regular guest at the Bayerische Staatsoper, where he returns again during the 2026–27 season. He has also appeared with the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Opéra de Lyon, and Opéra de Lille.
Between 2016 and 2024, Bloch served as Music Director of the Orchestre National de Lille, leading a period of remarkable artistic development and community engagement. During his tenure he explored an exceptionally broad repertoire, from the complete Mahler symphonies and the major ballets of Stravinsky to the core Austro-German and French symphonic traditions, while championing contemporary composers including Magnus Lindberg, George Benjamin, and Thierry Escaich. He also developed innovative projects designed to broaden audiences through staged productions, cross-disciplinary performances and new concert formats. Under his direction, the orchestra received a Gramophone Orchestra of the Year Award nomination and recorded extensively forl abels including Alpha Classics and Pentatone, with broadcasts on Mezzo TV and France Musique.
Alexandre Bloch has collaborated with many of today’s leading soloists, including Frank Peter Zimmermann, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Francesco Piemontesi, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Mischa Maisky, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Sol Gabetta, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Steven Isserlis, Sharon Kam, Alice Sara Ott, Timothy Ridout, Nemanja Radulović, Veronika Eberle, Véronique Gens, and Xavier de Maistre.
Former Principal Guest Conductor of the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, Bloch was an ADAMI Talent and a Tanglewood Conducting Fellow, working closely throughout his early career with mentors including Mariss Jansons, Bernard Haitink, Pierre Boulez, Charles Dutoit, Sir Mark Elder, and Esa-PekkaSalonen.
