Marin Alsop Appointed Principal Guest Conductor of Philadelphia Orchestra

Alsop, the first woman to lead a top-tier American orchestra, begins her three-year term with a 2024 tour of China.

Marin Alsop, the first woman to lead a top-level American orchestra, has been appointed as the principal guest conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra, succeeding Nathalie Stutzmann.
She agreed to a three-year term with the Philadelphia Orchestra, starting with a 2024 tour of China, conducting for a few weeks per season.
Alsop debuted with the orchestra in 1990 and has led it 32 times.
She is in her fifth season as chief conductor of the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra and her first season as chief conductor of the Polish National Radio Symphony and as principal guest conductor of London’s Philharmonia Orchestra.
She is set to make her Metropolitan Opera debut in April leading the company debut of John Adams' 'El Niño.'