French conductor Alexandre Bloch has been appointed Principal Conductor of the Orquesta Sinfónica y Coro RTVE in Madrid with the start of the 2026–27 season. Bloch attracted international attention, winning first prize at the 2012 Donatella Flick Conducting Competition, and has since maintained a close relationship with the London Symphony. Admired for his musicality, enthusiasm, and energy, he made his acclaimed Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra debut not too long after.
Recent and upcoming guest engagements include debuts and returns with the London Symphony Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic, Dresden Philharmonic, Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg, The Hallé Manchester, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Utah Symphony, among many others. In opera, Bloch has appeared with the Bayerische Staatsoper (Munich) the Deutsche Oper am Rhein (Düsseldorf); Deutsche Oper Berlin; Opéra de Lille; and Opéra de Lyon.
Bloch was Music Director of the Orchestre National de Lille from 2016-2024, a tenure that inspired artistic and community growth. Former Principal Guest Conductor of the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, Bloch was a Tanglewood Conducting Fellow, drawing the attention of mentors such as Mariss Jansons, Charles Dutoit, Pierre Boulez, Bernard Haitink, Sir Mark Elder and Esa-Pekka Salonen.