64:. In December 2018, the Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz announced the appointment of Francis as its next chief conductor, effective with the 2019-2020 season, with an initial contract of 5 years. In March 2023, the orchestra announced a five-year extension of Francis' contract as chief conductor with the Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz.
71:
as of the 2015-2016 season, with an initial contract of 3 years. He received a contract extension to remain with The
Florida Orchestra through 2025. In February 2024, it was announced that Francis received an additional contract extension and would remain with The Florida Orchestra through at least
260:
234:
101:
209:
53:
before he began conducting. His first public performance as conductor of a major orchestra occurred in
January 2007 when he deputised for Valery Gergiev.
335:
542:
283:
183:
378:
537:
383:
502:
547:
522:
517:
154:
476:
61:
42:
532:
512:
424:
57:
35:
308:
102:"Ludwigshafen – Michael Francis wird neuer Chefdirigent der Deutschen Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz"
397:
50:
368:
507:
60:
in 2012, and held the post through 2016. In
December 2016, Francis first guest-conducted the
451:
68:
527:
8:
469:
434:
388:
261:"Michael Francis extends his contract with Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz"
39:
444:
235:"Michael Francis weiter Chefdirigent an Deutscher Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz"
23:
373:
128:"BBC News - Conductor Michael Francis joins BBC National Orchestra of Wales tour"
184:"Florida Orchestra Music Director Takes On Additional Conducting Job in Germany"
417:
72:
the 2029-2030 season. He became music director of the Mainly Mozart
Festival (
496:
127:
79:
Francis lives in
Florida with his American wife Cindy and their daughter.
401:
46:
56:
In Europe, Francis became chief conductor and artistic adviser to the
363:
73:
336:"Florida Orchestra's Michael Francis talks making music and a home"
34:
Francis learnt the double bass as a youth. He was a member of the
392:
284:"Florida Orchestra names Michael Francis new music director"
210:"Michael Francis wird Chefdirigent der Staatsphilharmonie"
477:
Principal
Conductor, Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
152:
181:
425:Principal Conductor, Norrköping Symphony Orchestra
494:
333:
281:
309:"Michael Francis is here to stay through 2030"
207:
67:In the USA, Francis became music director of
369:KD Schmid agency profile of Michael Francis
155:"Michael Francis lämnar SON efter fyra år"
76:, California, USA) in the summer of 2015.
263:(Press release). KD Schmid. 30 March 2023
182:Susan Giles Wantuck (13 December 2018).
543:21st-century British conductors (music)
495:
177:
175:
96:
94:
92:
364:Official homepage of Michael Francis
153:Pauli Olavi Kuivanen (11 May 2016).
334:Stephanie Hayes (21 October 2014).
172:
13:
301:
89:
62:Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
14:
559:
538:London Symphony Orchestra players
452:Music Director, Florida Orchestra
379:Cardiff University Alumni Profile
357:
38:, and graduated in 1997 from the
282:Stephanie Hayes (24 June 2014).
106:Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar News
503:British male conductors (music)
327:
208:Johanna Dupré (December 2018).
374:Interview bei Classicpoint.net
275:
253:
227:
201:
146:
120:
36:European Union Youth Orchestra
1:
82:
58:Norrköping Symphony Orchestra
548:21st-century double-bassists
523:Alumni of Cardiff University
518:British male double-bassists
29:
7:
10:
564:
483:
474:
466:
458:
449:
441:
431:
422:
414:
409:
51:London Symphony Orchestra
22:(born 1976) is a British
533:Welsh conductors (music)
513:British double-bassists
313:The Florida Orchestra
159:Norrköpings Tidningar
69:The Florida Orchestra
384:Feenotes.com Profile
481:2019–present
470:Karl-Heinz Steffens
456:2015–present
435:Karl-Heinz Steffens
315:. 15 February 2024
40:Cardiff University
491:
490:
484:Succeeded by
459:Succeeded by
445:Stefan Sanderling
432:Succeeded by
410:Cultural offices
239:Mannheimer Morgen
188:WUSF Public Media
134:. 19 October 2013
108:. 6 December 2018
45:. He played the
16:British conductor
555:
467:Preceded by
442:Preceded by
429:2012–2016
415:Preceded by
407:
406:
351:
350:
348:
346:
331:
325:
324:
322:
320:
305:
299:
298:
296:
294:
279:
273:
272:
270:
268:
257:
251:
250:
248:
246:
231:
225:
224:
222:
220:
205:
199:
198:
196:
194:
179:
170:
169:
167:
165:
150:
144:
143:
141:
139:
124:
118:
117:
115:
113:
98:
563:
562:
558:
557:
556:
554:
553:
552:
493:
492:
487:
480:
472:
462:
455:
447:
437:
428:
420:
400:discography at
398:Michael Francis
391:discography at
389:Michael Francis
360:
355:
354:
344:
342:
340:Tampa Bay Times
332:
328:
318:
316:
307:
306:
302:
292:
290:
288:Tampa Bay Times
280:
276:
266:
264:
259:
258:
254:
244:
242:
241:. 28 March 2023
233:
232:
228:
218:
216:
214:Wormser Zeitung
206:
202:
192:
190:
180:
173:
163:
161:
151:
147:
137:
135:
126:
125:
121:
111:
109:
100:
99:
90:
85:
43:School of Music
32:
20:Michael Francis
17:
12:
11:
5:
561:
551:
550:
545:
540:
535:
530:
525:
520:
515:
510:
505:
489:
488:
485:
482:
473:
468:
464:
463:
460:
457:
448:
443:
439:
438:
433:
430:
421:
418:Alan Buribayev
416:
412:
411:
405:
404:
395:
386:
381:
376:
371:
366:
359:
358:External links
356:
353:
352:
326:
300:
274:
252:
226:
200:
171:
145:
119:
87:
86:
84:
81:
31:
28:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
560:
549:
546:
544:
541:
539:
536:
534:
531:
529:
526:
524:
521:
519:
516:
514:
511:
509:
508:Living people
506:
504:
501:
500:
498:
479:
478:
471:
465:
454:
453:
446:
440:
436:
427:
426:
419:
413:
408:
403:
399:
396:
394:
390:
387:
385:
382:
380:
377:
375:
372:
370:
367:
365:
362:
361:
341:
337:
330:
314:
310:
304:
289:
285:
278:
262:
256:
240:
236:
230:
215:
211:
204:
189:
185:
178:
176:
160:
156:
149:
133:
129:
123:
107:
103:
97:
95:
93:
88:
80:
77:
75:
70:
65:
63:
59:
54:
52:
48:
44:
41:
37:
27:
25:
21:
475:
450:
423:
343:. Retrieved
339:
329:
317:. Retrieved
312:
303:
291:. Retrieved
287:
277:
265:. Retrieved
255:
243:. Retrieved
238:
229:
217:. Retrieved
213:
203:
191:. Retrieved
187:
162:. Retrieved
158:
148:
136:. Retrieved
131:
122:
110:. Retrieved
105:
78:
66:
55:
33:
19:
18:
528:1976 births
402:MusicBrainz
47:double bass
497:Categories
83:References
486:incumbent
461:incumbent
345:6 January
219:6 January
193:6 January
164:6 January
112:6 January
74:San Diego
30:Biography
24:conductor
132:BBC News
49:for the
393:Discogs
319:5 March
293:25 June
267:3 April
245:3 April
138:25 June
347:2019
321:2024
295:2014
269:2023
247:2023
221:2019
195:2019
166:2019
140:2014
114:2019
499::
338:.
311:.
286:.
237:.
212:.
186:.
174:^
157:.
130:.
104:.
91:^
26:.
349:.
323:.
297:.
271:.
249:.
223:.
197:.
168:.
142:.
116:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.