British conductor Duncan Ward has established himself as one of the most exciting and versatile conductors of his generation. He is Chief Conductor of philharmonie zuidnederland and Music Director of the Mediterranean Youth Orchestra, a new position created by the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence. 
 Duncan works regularly with London Symphony Orchestra, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Vienna Radio, Frankfurt Radio & Gurzenich Orchester Köln. Recent and upcoming debuts include Staatskapelle Dresden, Finnish Radio Symphony, Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg & NDR Hamburg. 
 He is particularly acclaimed for his broad repertoire, equally at home with period instrument ensembles such as Balthasar Neumann, as with contemporary music specialists including Ensemble Modern and Birmingham Contemporary Music Group. 
 During the 22/23 season Duncan will make his debut at the Metropolitan Opera conducting Die Zauberflöte, as well as Luxembourg Opera for Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny. He regularly conducts at Oper Köln where past productions include the German premiere of Brett Dean’s Hamlet, and a revival of Die Zauberflöte. Last season Duncan made his debut at the Opera du Rhin in Strasbourg conducting a new production of Così fan tutte.