Conductor
David Briskin
Music Director and Principal Conductor of The National Ballet of Canada since 2006, David Briskin is widely recognized as one of contemporary ballet’s most accomplished conductors.
Mr. Briskin lived and worked for 23 years as a conductor in New York City, working in opera, ballet and in concert. He conducted for seven years with American Ballet Theatre and was a seasonal conductor for New York City Ballet. He has also conducted for nearly all the major North American ballet companies as well as for The Juilliard School’s Dance Division for 12 years. Internationally, Mr. Briskin has appeared with The Royal Ballet, The Royal Swedish Ballet and The Royal Danish Ballet, where in 2021/22 he conducted productions of John Neumeier’s "Romeo and Juliet "and "La Sylphide" in Copenhagen and on tour throughout Denmark. He conducted the world premiere of "The Winter’s Tale" at Covent Garden in 2014 as well as productions in Toronto, New York and Washington DC. He is currently serving as Music Director for the Nureyev Legend and Legacy Gala Programme featuring dancers from the Royal Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, English National Ballet and other international guests at the Drury Lane Theatre in London in September 2022. He will make his first appearance with Dutch National Ballet in 2023. Mr. Briskin has appeared with orchestras and opera companies in North America and abroad including the Pittsburgh, Detroit, Baltimore, Cincinnati Pops, Fort Worth, Indianapolis, Windsor and Shanghai Symphony Orchestras, as well as Calgary, Manitoba, Sarasota, Lake George Opera and Opera Carolina, among others.
Performances
photo: Karolina Kuras
