Hugh Wolff

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Hugh Wolff (born 21 October 1953 in Paris) is an American conductor. Educated at Harvard and Peabody Conservatory, he was assistant conductor at the National Symphony Orchestra during the tenure of Mstislav Rostropovich. His first music directorship was with the orchestra of Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA, followed by eight years at the helm of the New Jersey Symphony.

From 1988-1992, Wolff was Principal Conductor of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and its Music Director from 1992-2000. He served as Principal Conductor of the Grant Park Music Festival from 1994-1997 and of the hr Symphony Orchestra (also known as the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra) from 1997-2006. He has guest conducted major orchestras around the world including the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, Chicago Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Philharmonia (London), Orchestre National de France, and orchestras in Australia, Japan, and Canada. Three times nominated for a Grammy, he has recorded extensively for Teldec, Sony and other labels. He now lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota with his wife, Judith Kogan, and their three sons Alexander, Matthew, and Aaron.

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Preceded by Thomas Michalak	Music Director, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra 1985–1993	Succeeded by Zdenek Macal
Preceded by Christopher Hogwood	Music Director, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra 1992–2000	Succeeded by Andreas Delfs
Preceded by Dmitri Kitaenko	Principal Conductor, hr Symphony Orchestra 1997–2006	Succeeded by Paavo Järvi