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Lawrence Foster

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Thaïs: MéditationAbbey Road Ensemble, Itzhak Perlman & Lawrence Foster

Listen to Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 6: I. Allegro maestoso by Itzhak Perlman, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Lawrence Foster, see lyrics, music video & more!

Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 6: I. Allegro maestosoItzhak Perlman, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Lawrence Foster

Listen to Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major Op. 6: III. Rondo (Allegro spiritoso) by Itzhak Perlman, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Lawrence Foster, see lyrics, music video & more!

Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major Op. 6: III. Rondo (Allegro spiritoso)Itzhak Perlman, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Lawrence Foster

Listen to Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor by Lawrence Foster, The Juilliard Orchestra & Itzhak Perlman, see lyrics, music video & more!

Violin Concerto No. 1 in A MinorLawrence Foster, The Juilliard Orchestra & Itzhak Perlman

Listen to Adagio for Strings Op. 11, 'Agnus Dei' by Lawrence Foster & Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

Adagio for Strings Op. 11, 'Agnus Dei'Lawrence Foster & Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

Listen to Guitar Concerto in D Major, RV 93: II. Largo by Lawrence Foster, Sharon Isbin & Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, see lyrics, music video & more!

Guitar Concerto in D Major, RV 93: II. LargoLawrence Foster, Sharon Isbin & Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne

Listen to Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 22: 3. Allegro Con Fuoco-Allegro Moderato (à La Zingara) by Gil Shaham, Lawrence Foster & London Symphony Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 22: 3. Allegro Con Fuoco-Allegro Moderato (à La Zingara)Gil Shaham, Lawrence Foster & London Symphony Orchestra

Thaïs: MéditationArabella Steinbacher, Orchestre Philharmonique De Monte-Carlo & Lawrence Foster

Listen to Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 14: 1. Allegro Moderato by Gil Shaham, Lawrence Foster & London Symphony Orchestra, see lyrics, music video & more!

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 14: 1. Allegro ModeratoGil Shaham, Lawrence Foster & London Symphony Orchestra

Listen to Violin Concerto in B Minor, Op. 35: I. Allegro moderato by Lawrence Foster, The Juilliard Orchestra & Itzhak Perlman, see lyrics, music video & more!

Violin Concerto in B Minor, Op. 35: I. Allegro moderatoLawrence Foster, The Juilliard Orchestra & Itzhak Perlman

Upcoming Concerts for Lawrence Foster

Lawrence Foster currently has 1 upcoming concerts; the next one is scheduled for Friday, March 20, 2026 at kino Vesmír in Ostrava, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czechia.

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Listen to Verdi Arias by Lawrence Foster, Orchestre Philharmonique de Marseille & Stefan Pop

ALBUMVerdi AriasLawrence Foster, Orchestre Philharmonique de Marseille & Stefan Pop

More albums from Lawrence Foster

ALBUMKodály: Te Deum, Psalmus Hungaricus - Bartók: Cantata Profana, Transylvanian DancesLawrence Foster, Transylvania State Philharmonic Orchestra & Transylvania State Philharmonic Choir

ALBUMRemembering TebaldiMelody Moore, Transylvania State Philharmonic Orchestra, Lawrence Foster & Transylvania State Philharmonic Choir

ALBUMPuccini: Madama ButterflyMelody Moore, Stefano Secco, Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian

ALBUMSchumann: Complete SymphoniesLawrence Foster & Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

ALBUMPuccini: La Fanciulla del WestTransylvania State Philharmonic Orchestra of Cluj-Napoca, Lawrence Foster & Melody Moore

Listen to Shostakovich: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 by Marc Coppey, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra & Lawrence Foster

ALBUMShostakovich: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2Marc Coppey, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra & Lawrence Foster

ALBUMRachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18Sa Chen, Orquestra Gulbenkian & Lawrence Foster

ALBUMSchubert: Early Symphonies and Stage MusicCopenhagen Phil & Lawrence Foster

ALBUMStrauss: Die FledermausLawrence Foster, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Laura Aikin, Nikolaï Schukoff, Christian Elser, Elisabeth Kulman, Annika Gerhards & Jochen Schmeckenbecher

ALBUMAber der Richtige…Arabella Steinbacher, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln & Lawrence Foster

Listen to Mephistopheles & Other Bad Guys by Kevin Short, Lawrence Foster & Orchestre Philharmonique de Marseille

ALBUMMephistopheles & Other Bad GuysKevin Short, Lawrence Foster & Orchestre Philharmonique de Marseille

Listen to A Certain Slant of Light by Lisa Delan, Orchestre Philharmonique de Marseille & Lawrence Foster

ALBUMA Certain Slant of LightLisa Delan, Orchestre Philharmonique de Marseille & Lawrence Foster

ALBUMA Certain Slant of Light - Songs on Poems by Emily DickinsonLisa Delan, Lawrence Foster & Orchestre Philharmonique de Marseille

ALBUMMartinů: Double ConcertosLawrence Foster, Orchestre Philharmonique de Marseille, Mari Kodama, Momo Kodama, Sarah Nemtanu, Deborah Nemtanu & Magali Demesse

Listen to Liszt: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, Tre Sonetti del Petrarca & Tannhäuser Overture (Jorge Bolet: The RIAS recordings, Vol. II) by Jorge Bolet, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Lawrence Foster & Edo de Waart

ALBUMLiszt: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, Tre Sonetti del Petrarca & Tannhäuser Overture (Jorge Bolet: The RIAS recordings, Vol. II)Jorge Bolet, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Lawrence Foster & Edo de Waart

ALBUMVerdi: OtelloLawrence Foster, Orquestra Gulbenkian, Nikolaï Schukoff, Melody Moore & Lester Lynch

ALBUMFantasies, Rhapsodies and DaydreamsArabella Steinbacher, Orchestre Philharmonique De Monte-Carlo & Lawrence Foster

Listen to Félix Mendelssohn - Sinfonia No. 3 "Escocesa" by Sinfónica de Barcelona & Lawrence Foster

ALBUMFélix Mendelssohn - Sinfonia No. 3 "Escocesa"Sinfónica de Barcelona & Lawrence Foster

Listen to Johannes Brahms - Sinfonia No. 2 by Sinfónica de Barcelona & Lawrence Foster

ALBUMJohannes Brahms - Sinfonia No. 2Sinfónica de Barcelona & Lawrence Foster

Listen to Joseph Haydn - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart by Sinfónica de Barcelona & Lawrence Foster

ALBUMJoseph Haydn - Wolfgang Amadeus MozartSinfónica de Barcelona & Lawrence Foster

Listen to Ludwig van Beethoven - Sinfonia No. 5 by Sinfónica de Barcelona & Lawrence Foster

ALBUMLudwig van Beethoven - Sinfonia No. 5Sinfónica de Barcelona & Lawrence Foster

Listen to Ludwig van Beethoven - Sinfonia No. 2 by Sinfónica de Barcelona & Lawrence Foster

ALBUMLudwig van Beethoven - Sinfonia No. 2Sinfónica de Barcelona & Lawrence Foster

Listen to Ludwig van Beethoven - Sinfonia No. 3 "Heroica" by Sinfónica de Barcelona & Lawrence Foster

ALBUMLudwig van Beethoven - Sinfonia No. 3 "Heroica"Sinfónica de Barcelona & Lawrence Foster

Listen to Ludwig van Beethoven - Sinfonia No. 4 by Sinfónica de Barcelona & Lawrence Foster

ALBUMLudwig van Beethoven - Sinfonia No. 4Sinfónica de Barcelona & Lawrence Foster

Listen to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker by Sinfónica de Barcelona & Lawrence Foster

ALBUMPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The NutcrackerSinfónica de Barcelona & Lawrence Foster

ALBUMGetty: Usher HouseOrquestra Gulbenkian & Lawrence Foster

Listen to Montsalvatge Live! by Diversos Artistes, Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya, Orquestra Simfònica del Gran Teatre del Liceu, Orquestra Simfònica Del Vallès, Jove Orquestra Simfònica de Münster, Camerata Mediterrània, Cobla Sant Jordi - Ciutat de Barcelona, Cobla Selvatana, Octeto Ibérico, Lieder Càmera, Gòtic Brass, Lawrence Foster, Jesús López-Cobos, Josep Pons, Franz-Paul Decker, Uwe Mund, Guerassim Voronkov, Joachim Harder, Ernest Martinez Izquierdo, Salvador Brotons, Edmon Colomer & Elías Arizcuren

ALBUMMontsalvatge Live!Diversos Artistes, Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya, Orquestra Simfònica del Gran Teatre del Liceu, Orquestra Simfònica Del Vallès, Jove Orquestra Simfònica de Münster, Camerata Mediterrània, Cobla Sant Jordi - Ciutat de Barcelona, Cobla Selvatana, Octeto Ibérico, Lieder Càmera, Gòtic Brass, Lawrence Foster, Jesús López-Cobos, Josep Pons, Franz-Paul Decker, Uwe Mund, Guerassim Voronkov, Joachim Harder, Ernest Martinez Izquierdo, Salvador Brotons, Edmon Colomer & Elías Arizcuren

Listen to Walton: Troilus and Cressida by Lawrence Foster

ALBUMWalton: Troilus and CressidaLawrence Foster

ALBUMRachmaninoff & Grieg Piano ConcertosSa Chen, Orquestra Gulbenkian & Lawrence Foster

ALBUMKodály, Bartók & LigetiLawrence Foster & Orquestra Gulbenkian

ALBUMSalieri: Requiem in C Minor - Beethoven: Meeresstille und Glückliche Fahrt - Schubert: Intende vociLawrence Foster, Orquestra Gulbenkian & Coro Gulbenkian

ALBUMSchuman: Symphonies 3 & 4Czech Philharmonic Orchestra & Lawrence Foster

ALBUMChopin: Piano ConcertosSa Chen, Orquestra Gulbenkian & Lawrence Foster

ALBUMSchuman: Symphonies 1 & 2Czech Philharmonic Orchestra & Lawrence Foster

Listen to Enescu: Symphonies Nos. 1 - 3 & Vox Maris by Lawrence Foster

ALBUMEnescu: Symphonies Nos. 1 - 3 & Vox MarisLawrence Foster

Listen to Max d'Ollone: Orchestral Music by Mark Kaplan, François-Joël Thiollier, Orchestra Simfonica De Barcelona I Nacional De Catalunya & Lawrence Foster

ALBUMMax d'Ollone: Orchestral MusicMark Kaplan, François-Joël Thiollier, Orchestra Simfonica De Barcelona I Nacional De Catalunya & Lawrence Foster

Listen to XIXth Clara Haskil Competition 2001 (Live Recording) by Martin Helmchen, Quatuor Sine Nomine, Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana & Lawrence Foster

ALBUMXIXth Clara Haskil Competition 2001 (Live Recording)Martin Helmchen, Quatuor Sine Nomine, Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana & Lawrence Foster

Listen to Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 - Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3 & Sonata for two Pianos and Percussion by Lawrence Foster, Sir Malcolm Sargent & John Ogdon

ALBUMShostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 - Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3 & Sonata for two Pianos and PercussionLawrence Foster, Sir Malcolm Sargent & John Ogdon

Listen to Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 - Bartók: Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion by Lawrence Foster, Sir Malcolm Sargent & John Ogdon

ALBUMShostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 - Bartók: Sonata for Two Pianos and PercussionLawrence Foster, Sir Malcolm Sargent & John Ogdon

Listen to McCartney: Working Classical by London Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Foster, Andrea Quinn & Loma Mar Quartet

ALBUMMcCartney: Working ClassicalLondon Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Foster, Andrea Quinn & Loma Mar Quartet

Listen to Gerhard: Concerto for Harpsichord, String Orchestra and Percussion - Nonet & Concerto for Piano and Strings by Ursula Dütschler, Albert Attenelle, Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya

ALBUMGerhard: Concerto for Harpsichord, String Orchestra and Percussion - Nonet & Concerto for Piano and StringsUrsula Dütschler, Albert Attenelle, Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya

Listen to Goyana by Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya

ALBUMGoyanaLawrence Foster & Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya

Listen to Waxman: The Song of Terezin - Zeisl: Requiem Ebraico by Della Jones, Michael Kraus, Deborah Riedel, Berlin Radio Choir, Kinderchor Des Berliner Rundfunks, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin & Lawrence Foster

ALBUMWaxman: The Song of Terezin - Zeisl: Requiem EbraicoDella Jones, Michael Kraus, Deborah Riedel, Berlin Radio Choir, Kinderchor Des Berliner Rundfunks, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin & Lawrence Foster

Listen to Paul McCartney's Standing Stone by London Symphony Orchestra & Lawrence Foster

ALBUMPaul McCartney's Standing StoneLondon Symphony Orchestra & Lawrence Foster

Listen to Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 etc. (The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 17) by Stephen Hough, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Lawrence Foster

ALBUMMendelssohn: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 etc. (The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 17)Stephen Hough, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Lawrence Foster

Listen to Carl Maria von Veber: Overtures by City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Lawrence Foster

ALBUMCarl Maria von Veber: OverturesCity of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Lawrence Foster

Listen to Dukas: Symphony in C Major - Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande by Lawrence Foster & Orchestre Philharmonique De Monte-Carlo

ALBUMDukas: Symphony in C Major - Fauré: Pelléas et MélisandeLawrence Foster & Orchestre Philharmonique De Monte-Carlo

Listen to Pablo Casals: El Pessebre by Lawrence Foster, Jordi Casas, Orquestra Simfonica de Barcelona & Cor de Cambra del Palau de la Música

ALBUMPablo Casals: El PessebreLawrence Foster, Jordi Casas, Orquestra Simfonica de Barcelona & Cor de Cambra del Palau de la Música

Listen to Cherubini: Ouvertures by City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Lawrence Foster

ALBUMCherubini: OuverturesCity of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Lawrence Foster

Listen to Waxman: The Spirit of St. Louis & Ruth by Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Lawrence Foster & George Shirley

ALBUMWaxman: The Spirit of St. Louis & RuthRundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Lawrence Foster & George Shirley

Listen to Sauer & Scharwenka: Piano Concertos (The Romantic Piano Concerto 11) by Stephen Hough, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Lawrence Foster

ALBUMSauer & Scharwenka: Piano Concertos (The Romantic Piano Concerto 11)Stephen Hough, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Lawrence Foster

ALBUMTchaikovsky & Rachmaninov: Piano ConcertosHallé, Jean-Bernard Pommier & Lawrence Foster

Listen to Jessye Norman at Notre-Dame by Jessye Norman, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon & Lawrence Foster

ALBUMJessye Norman at Notre-DameJessye Norman, Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon & Lawrence Foster

Listen to Catalan Concertos by Ricardo Casero, Magdelana Barrera, John Harle, Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya

ALBUMCatalan ConcertosRicardo Casero, Magdelana Barrera, John Harle, Lawrence Foster & Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya

Listen to Busoni & Raff: Piano Concertos by Jean-François Antonioli, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne & Lawrence Foster

ALBUMBusoni & Raff: Piano ConcertosJean-François Antonioli, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne & Lawrence Foster

Listen to Enescu: Symphonie de chambre, Op. 33 - Deux intermèdes pour cordes, Op. 12 - Dixtuor pour instruments à vent, Op. 14 by Lawrence Foster & Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne

ALBUMEnescu: Symphonie de chambre, Op. 33 - Deux intermèdes pour cordes, Op. 12 - Dixtuor pour instruments à vent, Op. 14Lawrence Foster & Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne

Listen to Ravel: Piano Concertos / Fauré: Fantasie by Alicia de Larrocha, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Lawrence Foster & Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos

ALBUMRavel: Piano Concertos / Fauré: FantasieAlicia de Larrocha, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Lawrence Foster & Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos

Listen to Ravel: Piano Concertos - Franck: Variations symphoniques - Fauré: Fantaisie by Alicia de Larrocha, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Lawrence Foster & Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos

ALBUMRavel: Piano Concertos - Franck: Variations symphoniques - Fauré: FantaisieAlicia de Larrocha, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Lawrence Foster & Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos

About Lawrence Foster

Hometown

Los Angeles, United States of America

Born

1941

Genre

Classical

Conductor Lawrence Foster also has a flourishing European career, having appeared with orchestras in many countries. He has a large repertory that includes opera and stretches from the Classical era to contemporary works. At 18, Foster was named conductor of the San Francisco Ballet. Among Foster's early recordings was one of works by Gershwin with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo. As of the early 2020s, he was music director of the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Marseille in France. In 1997, he led the premiere recording of Paul McCartney's oratorio Standing Stone with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. By 2023, when he led the Gulbenkian Orchestra with violinist Arabella Steinbacher on a recording of violin concertos by Bruch and Korngold, his recording catalog comprised more than 75 albums.