John Axelrod was appointed music director of Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire starting from the 2010-11 season. Now in his fifth season as music director and chief conductor of the Luzerner Sinfonie

As a guest conductor, John Axelrod has worked with the London Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic (at the Hollywood Bowl), Philadelphia Orchestra, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

John Axelrod reviews "John Axelrod is considered to be one of the most talented, creative and unconventional conductors of his generation." —Eckehard Pistrick of The Mitteldeutsche Zeitung

John Axelrod discography / recordings John Axelrod can be seen and heard in a number of audio and video recordings on Youtube. Most recent recordings include Wolfgang Rihm's newly-commissioned piano