Conductor

Christopher Allen

Conductor

Christopher Allen

WINNER OF THE SIR GEORG SOLTI CONDUCTING AWARD

WINNER OF THE SIR GEORG SOLTI CONDUCTING AWARD

“Christopher Allen’s sensitive conducting elicited a high degree of poetry and dramatic momentum from the score.”
Opera News
“It was a performance that was at once supportive, unassuming, and richly musical. Perhaps it’s no surprise then, that Allen is being noticed.”
Musical America
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Christopher Allen

Recipient of The Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award, Christopher Allen is featured in Opera News as “one of the fastest-rising podium stars in North America.” He has led acclaimed performances with the Opéra de Montréal, Atlanta Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, Cincinnati Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Opera Philadelphia, English National Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Washington National Opera, Detroit Opera, North Carolina Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Atlanta Opera, Daegu Opera House in South Korea, Korean Symphony Orchestra, and China National Opera Orchestra and Chorus.

Allen’s career was launched by the Bruno Walter Conducting Award and Memorial Career Grant and has been fostered by Plácido Domingo and James Conlon, who brought him to Los Angeles Opera as Associate Conductor. Recognized as a Musical America Artist of the Month and one of their “25 Stars Still Rising,” Allen is an International Opera Awards nominee. He recently received the Young Alumni Award from the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.


Allen’s artistic pursuits extend beyond his role as conductor. He demonstrates his commitment to education through his work with young artists at Los Angeles Opera, Ryan Opera Center at Lyric Opera of Chicago, Aspen Music Festival and School, New England Conservatory, and A.J. Fletcher Institute at University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Allen has been heard on NPR speaking about the importance of the arts in American society.

As an award-winning pianist, he has performed at Carnegie Hall, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and mostly recently on film in La voix humaine, starring Patricia Racette and directed by James Darrah.

contact
Stefana Atlas
Managing Director
email
Samantha Scully
Managing Director
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Laura Vivio
Artist Manager
email
General Management
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