Ludovic Morlot

[4] Morlot's work in contemporary music has included conducting the US premieres of Gondwana by Tristan Murail, in January 2009,[5] and Helios Choros II (Sun God Dancers) by Augusta Read Thomas in October 2009,[6] and the world premiere of Instances, the last orchestral work by Elliott Carter.

[8] His second guest appearance with the Seattle Symphony was in April 2010, as a substitute conductor following the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruptions, when he led a different program prepared with diminished rehearsal time.

[9] In June 2010, the Seattle Symphony announced the appointment of Morlot as its 15th music director, effective with the 2011–2012 season, with an initial contract of six years.

In June 2011, La Monnaie announced Morlot's appointment as its next music director, as of the 2012–2013 season, with an initial contract of 5 years.

[15] He commented: "I feel that the orchestra and I have not managed to reach a consensus on an artistic vision, and therefore, for the sake of their development as well as my own, I have made this decision to stand down.

"[16] Morlot served as the conductor of the National Youth Orchestra of China during its inaugural concert tour in 2017, which included a performance with Yuja Wang at Carnegie Hall.