The American conductor and composer Brad Lubman enjoys a multi-faceted career. Having been Assistant Conductor to Oliver Knussen at the Tanglewood Music Center from 1989-94, he has since emerged as an unusually versatile conductor of orchestras and ensembles all over the world. His has worked with a great variety of illustrious musical figures including John Adams, Pierre Boulez, Luciano Berio, Elliott Carter, Steve Reich, Elvis Costello, Michael Tilson Thomas, Charles Wuorinen, DJ Spooky, and John Zorn.

Brad Lubman's guest conducting engagements include major orchestras such as Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Finish Radio Symphony, Saarbruecken Radio, Orchestre Philharmonique Radio France, SWR Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, American Composers Orchestra, New World Symphony, Brooklyn Philharmonic, Ojai Festival Orchestra, and Frankfurt Radio Symphony, performing a broad repertoire ranging from classical to contemporary orchestral works. In addition, he has worked with some of the most important European and American ensembles for contemporary music, including Ensemble Modern Frankfurt, ASKO Ensemble Amsterdam, London Sinfonietta and musikFabrik Cologne in Europe, and Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group, Boston Symphony Chamber Players, and Steve Reich and Musicians. 

During the 2007-2008 Season, Brad Lubman will make his debuts with the Dresden Philharmonic, St Paul Chamber Orchestra, WDR Orchestra Cologne, Chicago Symphony MusicNOW, and the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra. 

Brad Lubman is Associate Professor of Conducting and Ensembles at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York where he has directed the Musica Nova ensemble since joining the faculty in 1997. He holds degrees in percussion from The State University College at Purchase, and The State University of New York at Stony Brook (Roland Kohloff, timpani; Ray DesRoches, percussion). He was awarded a scholarship to participate in the conducting program at the Aspen Music Festival in 1983 and 1984, and a Fellowship in Composition at the Tanglewood Music Center in 1990 where he studied with Oliver Knussen. At the Scotia Festival and at Carnegie Hall, he worked with Pierre Boulez in conducting master classes. He is also on the faculty of the Bang-on-a-Can Summer Institute.

Brad Lubman's own compositions have been performed in the United States and Europe by various prestigious ensembles. His first portrait CD has recently been released by John Zorn's label Tzadik. He has also recorded for BMG/RCA, Bridge, CRI, Centaur, Koch, New World and Nonesuch.