Music Director: Opéra Orchestre National de Montpellier Occitanie (from 2024/25)

“To Prokofiev, it was the sound of the human spirit, but in Cox’s hands it sounded like his own story: Taking what he already had and imagining himself anew.” (Symphony No.5, Washington Post). In July 2020 Roderick Cox spoke to the New York Times about his commitment to changing historic and narrow perceptions of classical music. Through his own career both on and off stage he sets a standard for excellence, diversity, opportunity, and accessibility in the music he loves.

From the 2024/25 season, Roderick Cox will hold the post of Music Director to Opéra Orchestre National de Montpellier Occitanie. Roderick’s invitations with invitations with the highest level of international ensembles include Philadelphia Orchestra, Boston Symphony, Orchestre de Paris, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Cincinnati Symphony, The Cleveland Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra and Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin. He is also founder of the Roderick Cox Music Initiative (RCMI, 2019)— a programme that nurtures and provides scholarships and opportunities for young musicians in order to make music more accessible. Elk Mountain Productions’ award winning 2020 documentary film Conducting Life maps his journey and reflects his passionate belief in the transformative power of music.

Recent highlights include Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Staatskapelle Dresden, Philharmonia Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Last season Roderick made his Canadian debuts with Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal and National Arts Centre, Ottawa.

The 2024/25 season includes returns to the Philadelphia Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony, Halle Orchestra (UK), Lahti Sinfonia, WDR Symphony as well engagements with Rotterdam Philharmonic, Bamberg Symphoniker, Finnish National Opera Orchestra, Antwerp Symphony Orchestra and Sydney Symphony Orchestra. He will also tour with the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie which will include Berlin and Hamburg. Roderick returns to the Aspen Music Festival Chamber Orchestra in summer 2024.