

Sir Andrew has conducted virtually all of the world’s major orchestras, opera companies, and festivals.īorn in 1944 in Hertfordshire, England, Maestro Davis studied at King’s College, Cambridge, where he was Organ Scholar before taking up conducting. He also holds the honorary title of Conductor Emeritus from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. One of today’s most recognized and acclaimed conductors, Sir Andrew Davis’s career spans more than 50 years during which he has been the musical and artistic leader at several of the world’s most distinguished opera and symphonic institutions including Lyric Opera of Chicago (Music Director and Principal Conductor, 2000-2021), BBC Symphony Orchestra (Conductor Laureate Chief Conductor, 1991–2004), Glyndebourne Festival Opera (Music Director, 1988–2000), Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (Conductor Laureate Chief Conductor, 2013-2019), and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Conductor Laureate Principal Conductor, 1975–1988). Sir Andrew Davis leads the Detroit Opera Orchestra through Wagner's "music of the future!"
