Swiss conductor

Charles Dutoit

Western classical music

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Intro

Swiss conductor

Genres

Western classical music

Record Labels

Deutsche Grammophon

Awards Received

Officer of the Order of Canada

Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Solo or Chamber Ensemble

Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment

Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Vocal or Choral Performance

Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording

Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment

Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Vocal or Choral Performance

Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)

Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec

Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎

honorary doctorate at the Laval University

Nominated For

Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Solo or Chamber Ensemble Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Solo or Chamber Ensemble Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment Grammy Award for Best Music Film Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Vocal or Choral Performance Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment Grammy Award for Best Music Film Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Vocal or Choral Performance Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Vocal or Choral Performance Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra) Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Vocal or Choral Performance Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with orchestra)

Music

Charles Édouard Dutoit OC GOQ (born 7 October 1936) is a Swiss conductor. He is currently the principal guest conductor for the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic and co-director of the MISA Festival in Shanghai. In 2017, he became the 103rd recipient of the Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal Award. Dutoit held previous positions with the London Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, the Tokyo NHK Symphony and the Orchestre National de France. As of 2017, conductor emeritus of the Verbier Music Festival Orchestra. He is an honorary member of the Ravel Foundation in France and the Stravinsky Foundation in Switzerland. In December 2017, following allegations of sexual harassment, the Boston and San Francisco Symphonies cancelled his engagements. In a statement, Dutoit denied the charges. No one has ever filed formal complaints.