Nathalie Stutzmann Conducts The Atlanta Symphony in Dvořák Album

Released on Warner Classics & Erato, the album features Dvořák’s American Suite and Symphony No. 9

Conductor Nathalie Stutzmann has released her recording debut as Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO). The album on the Warner Classics & Erato label features two orchestral works by Dvořák. 

The first is Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 “From the New World,” which has become ingrained in the American musical landscape. 

Written and premiered in 1893, his Symphony No. 9 was one of the works Dvořák produced during his three-year visit to America. His other works from this time include his popular String Quartet in F major, Op. 96, “The American.”

His lesser-known American Suite in A major was originally written in 1894 for piano and was orchestrated in 1895. Each of the movements is dance-inspired and connects through the outer movements. This suite premiered 10 years after the ninth symphony, and shortly after Dvořák’s death in 1904. 

Recorded live in Symphony Hall in November 2023, this album marks Stutzmann’s first purely orchestral recording and her third year as Music Director of the ASO. 

To purchase and listen to the album, click here. The album trailer can be viewed here. 

“People in Atlanta have been able to hear and see the special kind of music-making that’s been developing here between Nathalie and the orchestra,” ASO’s Executive Director, Jennifer Barlament told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “This is really kind of our coming-out party on a national, international basis.”

Named "Best Conductor of the Year" at the 2024 Oper! Awards, Nathalie Stutzmann has been the Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra since 2022 and is the second woman in history to lead a major American orchestra. She is also the Principal Guest Conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra.

An exclusive recording artist of Warner/Erato, she was awarded the 2023 Opus Klassik "Concert Recording of the Year" for her recording of both the Glière and Mosolov Harp Concertos with Xavier de Maistre and WDR Sinfonieorchester, Nathalie also released in 2022 the complete Beethoven Piano Concertos recorded with Haochen Zhang and The Philadelphia Orchestra. Recognized for her significant contribution to the arts, Nathalie was named "Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur," France's highest honor; and "Commandeur dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres" by the French government.

Founded in 1945, the ASO performs around 150 concerts annually, including its flagship Delta Classical Series, Movies in Concert, Family Concerts, Coca-Cola Holiday series, and many outreach events. The ASO also holds 27 GRAMMY Award-winning recordings.