Duncan Ward

British conductor Duncan Ward (born 1989) was mentored in the Berlin Ensemble Modern’s conducting programme and has served as Music Director of the Orchestre de Rouen Normandie since 2021. He worked as assistant to Sir Simon Rattle at the London Symphony Orchestra and has since conducted the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. The 2025/26 season brings debuts with the Staatskapelle Dresden and Tonhalle‑Orchester Zurich.