Brad Lubman

Brad Lubman, an American conductor and composer, has gained widespread recognition for his versatility, commanding technique, and insightful interpretations over the course of more than three decades. A frequent guest conductor, he has led many of the world’s most distinguished orchestras, including the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Danish National Symphony, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, DSO Berlin, SWR Sinfonieorchester, WDR Symphony Cologne, Munich Philharmonic, Orchestre Philharmonique Radio France, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Filarmonica della Scala, Brussels Philharmonic, and the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic. In addition, he has worked with some of the most important European and American ensembles for contemporary music, including Ensemble Modern, London Sinfonietta, Klangforum Wien, and Steve Reich and Musicians. He has conducted at new-music festivals across Europe, including those in Lucerne, Salzburg, Berlin, Huddersfield, Paris, Cologne, Frankfurt, and Oslo, and was the recipient of the 2019 Ditson Conductor’s award, in recognition of his distinguished record of performing and championing contemporary American music. Lubman is founding Co-Artistic Director and Conductor of the New York-based Ensemble Signal. Since its debut in 2008, the group has performed over 350 concerts and co-produced more than 10 recordings. Ensemble Signal’s recording of Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians on harmonia mundi was awarded a Diapason d’or in June 2015 and appeared on the Billboard Classical crossover charts. Lubman is on faculty at the Eastman School of Music.