Lucas Waldin

Lucas Waldin is a dynamic and versatile conductor whose performances have delighted audiences across North America. He has collaborated with some of today’s most exciting artists including Carly Rae Jepsen, Barenaked Ladies, Ben Folds, Canadian Brass, Crash Test Dummies, Leslie Odom, Jr., Jackson Browne, and Rita Wilson, in addition to conducting presentations such as Disney in Concert, Blue Planet Live, Cirque de la Symphonie, and Red Bull Symphonic. He is also active as a conductor for concert film presentations including titles such as The Goonies, The Princess Bride, The Muppets Christmas Carol, Love Actually, The Lion King, and Batman.

Waldin has been a guest conductor for numerous orchestras in the US and Canada, including The Cleveland Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Houston Symphony, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Grant Park Festival Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Philly Pops, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and National Arts Centre Orchestra.

Having joined the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra as resident conductor in 2009, Waldin was subsequently appointed artist-in-residence and community ambassador — the first position of its kind in North America. In recognition of his accomplishments, he was awarded the Jean-Marie Beaudet Award in Orchestral Conducting and received a Citation Award from the City of Edmonton for outstanding achievements in arts and culture.

A native of Toronto, Waldin holds degrees in flute performance and conducting from the Cleveland Institute of Music.