Yan Pascal Tortelier

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Yan Pascal Tortelier (born April 19, 1947) is an internationally renowned French conductor and is the son of the late cellist Paul Tortelier.

Born in Paris, he has worked and recorded extensively with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra in Manchester — for whom he was Principal Conductor from 1992 to 2003. He also made an acclaimed recording of French music with the cellist Julian Lloyd Webber which included the cello concertos of Saint-Saens and Honegger for Universal Classics. He is also currently the Principal Guest Conductor of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain (NYOGB).

In 2005, Tortelier became Principal Guest Conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. He is scheduled to step down from this position in 2008.

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• Biography at the NYOGB website

Preceded by Vernon Handley	Principal Conductor, Ulster Orchestra 1989–1992	Succeeded by Dmitry Sitkovetsky
Preceded by Edward Downes	Chief Conductor, BBC Philharmonic 1992–2003	Succeeded by Gianandrea Noseda