Conductor
Peter Oundjian is a dynamic presence in the conducting world with an international career leading preeminent orchestras in many of the world’s major musical centers.
The 2026-27 season marks Oundjian’s second season as Music Director of the Colorado Symphony, after serving for three years as principal conductor; he leads eight programs this season. As Music Director of the Colorado Music Festival, he continues to program and conduct concerts each summer that delight audiences with beloved masterpieces and works by living composers. Elsewhere in 2026-27, Oundjian leads the Detroit, Atlanta, Toronto, and Baltimore Symphonies, the Louisville Orchestra, and ADDA Simfonica in Alicante, Spain.
Over the course of his 14-year tenure at the Toronto Symphony, he reinvigorated the orchestra with innovative programming, artistic collaborations, national and international tours and several recordings, including Vaughan Williams’s Orchestral Works, which garnered a GRAMMY nomination and a Juno Award. He currently serves as Conductor Emeritus.
Oundjian previously served as Music Director of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor and Artistic Advisor of the Detroit Symphony, Artistic Director of the Caramoor International Music Festival, and Music Director of the Amsterdam Sinfonietta. He has appeared as guest conductor with The Philadelphia Orchestra, Boston, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Atlanta and San Francisco Symphonies, among others.
