Ivor Bolton (born 17 May 1958 in Blackrod, Greater Manchester) is a British conductor and harpsichordist. He studied at Clare College, Cambridge (1976‑80) and the Royal College of Music (1980‑81) before training as a répétiteur at the National Opera Studio and became conductor at Schola Cantorum. He debuted with The Rake’s Progress in 1986 for the English Touring Opera. From 2004 to 2016, he was principal conductor of the Mozarteum Orchestra of Salzburg, issuing recordings of Mozart and Bruckner. He became Music Director of the Teatro Real in Madrid (2015/16) and of the Basel Symphony Orchestra (2016/17). His recordings include Mozart: Cosi fan tutte (1987), Baroque Music of Bologna (2005), and Mozart+ (2019). In 2023, he was appointed Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for services to music.
| Chausson: Symphony in B-Flat Major, Op. 20 / Viviane, Op. 5 (Orchestral & Vocal Works) |
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Unplayed Stories … in 40 Fingers
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Bruckner: Symphony in d minor 'Zero'
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Saint-Saëns: Symphonic Poems
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Britten: Our Hunting Fathers, Quatre Chansons Françaises, Suite from "Gloriana"
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Händel: Alcina
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Milestones of Legends Royal Conductors, Vol. 5
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Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 & Tragic Overture - Cherubini: Éliza (Overture)
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| Bach: Harpsichord Concertos BWV1052-1058 and Italian Concerto |
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Live from the Stadtcasino Basel
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| Haydn: Il ritorno di Tobia |
| The Secret Fauré 3: Sacred Vocal Works |
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Messe de Requiem, Op. 48/N 97b
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| Luciano Berio - Transformation |
| The Secret Fauré 2 |