Miguel Harth-Bedoya

Grammy-nominated and Emmy Award-winning conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya is currently Chief Conductor of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra in Oslo and in his seventeenth season as Music Director of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. Born and raised in Peru, Harth-Bedoya received his Bachelor of Music degree from the Curtis Intstitute of Music and Master of Music degree from The Julliard School. Winner of the 2002 Seaver/NEA Conductors Award, Harth-Bedoya was previously Assistant Conductor of the New York Philharmonic and Associate Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and has also served as Music Director of the Auckland Philharmonia, Euguene Symphony, Lima Philharmonic and the New York Youth Symphony at Carnegie Hall.

Harth-Bedoya has conducted the upper level of American orchestras, and frequently returns as a guest conductor for the Los Angeles Philharmonic. He nurtures a number of close relationships, and is a frequent guest, with orchestras worldwide. Noteworthy European performances have included collaborations with soprano Renée Fleming and tenor Juan Diego Flórez.

Harth-Bedoya is the Founder and Artistic Director of Caminos del Inka, a non-profit organization dedicated to discovering, preserving and disseminating the rich musical legacy of the Americas, as well as an active recording artist. He has released several albums on labels such as Harmonia Mundi, including his 2016-recording with works of Lutoslawski and Brahms, Avie and Deutsche Grammophon. Since his accession as Chief Conductor of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra he has developed a strong passion for the rich musical legacy of Norway.

www.miguelharth-bedoya.com

2016