Conductor

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Lucas Richman has served as Music Director for the Bangor Symphony Orchestra since 2010 and recently completed a 12-year tenure as Music Director for the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra from 2003-2015. Mr. Richman served as Assistant and Resident Conductor for Mariss Jansons and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra between 1998-2004 and from 1998-1991, he was the Assistant Conductor for the Pacific Symphony Orchestra.

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Guest Conductor

Mr. Richman has appeared as guest conductor with numerous orchestras, including:

  • New York Philharmonic
  • Philadelphia Orchestra
  • Los Angeles Philharmonic
  • Baltimore Symphony
  • Indianapolis Symphony
  • New Jersey Symphony
  • The Cleveland Orchestra
  • National Arts Centre Orchestra
  • Toronto Symphony Orchestra
  • Boston Pops
  • Russian National Orchestra
  • Oslo Philharmonic
  • SWR Radio Orchestra of Kaiserslautern
  • Iceland Symphony Orchestra
  • The Zagreb Philharmonic

 

Classical Collaborations

In recent years, Mr. Richman has led performances with notable soloists, including:

  • Mstislav Rostropovich
  • Garrick Ohlsson
  • Lang Lang
  • Midori
  • Gil Shaham
  • Emanuel Ax 
  • Yefim Bronfman
  • Frank Peter Zimmerman
  • Mark O’ Connor
  • Andre Watts
  • Frederica von Stade
  • Radu Lupu

 

Commercial Collaborations

Mr. Richman has also conducted for a panoply of commercial artists, including:

  • James Taylor
  • Michael Jackson
  • Pat Boone
  • Michael Feinstein
  • Gloria Estefan
  • Megan Hilty
  • Matthew Morrison
  • George Benson
  • Anne Murray
  • The Smothers Brothers
  • Martin Short
  • Tony Randall
  • Victor Borge

 

Film and TV

Mr. Richman’s numerous collaborations with film composers as their conductor has yielded recorded scores for such films as:

  • Academy Award-nominated The Village (with violinist Hilary Hahn); James Newton Howard
  • Academy Award-nominated As Good As It Gets; Hans Zimmer
  • White Noise, Danny Elfman
  • Madame Web, Johan Soderqvist
  • Lucy and Desi, David Schwartz
  • Face/Off; John Powell
  • Se7en; Howard Shore
  • Breakdown; Basil Poledouris
  • The Manchurian Candidate; Rachel Portman
  • The Good Place; David Schwartz
  • Kit Kittredge: An American Girl; Joseph Vitarelli
  • The House with a Clock in its Walls; Nathan Barr
  • Flatliners; Nathan Barr
  • Behind the Candelabra; Marvin Hamlisch
  • A Dog Year; Joseph Vitarelli
  • Anastasia; Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens
  • The Drew Carey Show; Alf Clausen
  • Mindwarp; Mark Governor

 

CD Recordings

Including, but not limited to:

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GRAMMY-award winning Calling All Dawns;
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

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Symphony of Hope: The Haiti Project;
Los Angeles studio recording

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Day is Done: An Album of Lullabies
Musicians of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

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Transformation
Tiroler Kammerorchestrer Instrumenti

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Music of  Cowell and Honegger
SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern

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The Alchemist’s Symphony
Los Angeles studio recording

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Concerto for Piano and Orchestra: In Truth 
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

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Cabin Fever Waltz
Bangor Symphony Orchestra

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The Village Soundtrack
Music by James Newton Howard

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As Good As it Gets Soundtrack Music by Hans Zimmer

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Face/Off Soundtrack
Music by John Powell

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Se7en Soundtrack
Music by Howard Shore

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Kit Kittredge: An American Girl Soundtrack
Music by Joseph Vitarelli

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The House with a Clock in its Walls Soundtrack
Music by Nathan Barr

White Noise Soundtrack
Music by Danny Elfman

Lucy and Desi Soundtrack
Music by David Schwartz

Madame Web Soundtrack
Music by Johan Soderqvist

Behind the Candelabra Soundtrack
Music by Marvin Hamlisch

Conducting Awards & Accolades

  • The American Prize Honored Artist; 2024
  • GRAMMY Award (Classical Crossover Album): Calling All Dawns;  2011
  • BMI Classic Contribution Award;  2007 
  • Tennessee Music Teachers Association Composer of the Year;  2005 
  • Catherine Filene Shouse Conducting Fellow;  1998-1999 
  • DRAMALOGUE Award (musical direction of CANDIDE); 1996
  • Prix Davidoff Award (Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival); 1988

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