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Boris Brott is one of the most internationally
recognized Canadian conductors, holding major posts as music director in Canada
and the United States. He enjoys an international career as guest conductor, educator,
motivational speaker and cultural ambassador.
Currently, Boris is Conductor and Music
Director of the New West Symphony
in California, the McGill Chamber Orchestra
in Montreal, Canada, the National Academy Orchestra of Canada and Principal Youth
and Family Conductor of the National Arts Center of Canada. He is also Artistic
Director of the Brott Musical Festivals, Ontario's principal classical orchestra
music festival.
Internationally, Boris has served as Assistant
Conductor to the New York Philharmonic under the late Leonard Bernstein, Music Director
and Conductor for the Royal Ballet, Covent Garden, Chief Conductor of the BBC National
Symphony of Wales and Music Director of the Northern Sinfonia of England. His extensive
guest-conducting appearances have been around the world. In 2000, he conducted Leonard
Bernstein's The Mass for Pope John Paul II at the Vatican.
In 1988, Boris was awarded the Officer of
the Order of Canada, Canada's highest civic honor. That same year, he was awarded
an Honorary Doctorate of Law at McMaster University. Two years later, he was made
a Knight of Malta. In 1992, he was selected International Man of the Year by the
International Biographical Center in Cambridge, England. In 1996, he was elected
a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts of Great Britain. In 2006, he was appointed
to the Order of Ontario.
In addition to his conducting career, Boris
is a motivational speaker, presenting more than 35 talks annually around the world
for Fortune 500 companies.
Besides numerous film and radio commitments,
Mr. Brott has conducted, produced, and and hosted over 100 television programs on
both sides of the Atlantic. He has recorded for CBC, Septre-Mace, Mercury, Pro-Arte
Records and Sony Classical where CDs with the late Glenn Gould have been released.
He lives in Hamilton, Ontario, with his
wife, Ardyth, who is an author and lawyer. The Brotts have three children and two
dogs.
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