Hubert Soudant was born in Maastricht. He won numerous prizes in several international competitions, such as International Conductors Competition of Karajan in Berlin, Competition of Cantelli in Milan, Concourse International de Besancon.

Whether it is a concert or an opera, Hubert Soudant conducts the most prestigious European orchestras such as, Berliner Philharmoniker, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hamburg Radio Orchestra, Frankfurt Rundfunk Orchestra, Dresdner Staats Kapelle, K.B.S. Symphony Orchestra of Seoul, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Madrid, National Orchestra of Paris and the great part of the Italian orchestras, like Orchestra of Scala Milan, Santa Cecilia in Rome and many others. As an opera conductor he conducted operas at de la Bastille, and at all Italian opera houses like Parma, Catania, Palermo, Trieste and Bologna.

He participates also in international festivals, such as the Springtime Festival of Prague, the Bruckner Festival of Linz, the Festival of Salzburg, Wiener Festwochen, Mostly Mozart Festival in New York, Spoleto Festival and Ravenna Festival.

Hubert Soudant was the principal guest conductor of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, and the Music Director of Radio France Nouvelle Orchestra Philharmonique, Utrecht Symphony Orchestra, l’Orchestra Toscanini of Parma, Orchestra National des Pays de la Loire and the last 13 years for Mozarteum Orchestra of Salzburg. Since September 2004, he is the Music Director of Tokyo Symphony Orchestra in Japan, and extends his tenure its position through August 2014.

In the Mozart Week, 2003 he conducted “Cosi fan tutte” in Salzburg Festival. He conducted also Jeanne D’arc au Bucher of Honegger. For the opening of Italian opera season 2006, he conducted “Don Giovanni” with Frano Zeffirelli as director. In April/May 2006, at New National Theater in Tokyo he conducted successfully “Titus” which was selected to be the best opera performance of the year. At la Fenice in 2007, Hubert Soudant conducted “Erwartung” and had success with ovation, with which opera institution he continues working together.

He recorded Tchaikovsky symphonies no. 4, 5 and 6, Tchaikovsky Violin concerto and Liszt Piano concertos for which he received Grand Prix du disque from the Liszt Society in Budapest with London Philharmonic Orchestra for Pye Records, Ravel Cantatas with the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra for Rizzoli Records, Compositions of French composers with French National Orchestra of des Pays de la Loire for Forlan Records, Mozart from Salzburg, Bruckner Symphonies no. 4 and 9, Beethoven piano Concertos no.1, 2, 3,4 and 5 with Affanasiev and the Mozarteum Orchestra for Oehms Records.

In July 2004, Hubert Soudant was honored by the city of Salzburg for his outstanding achievement “The Ring of the city of Salzburg” and “Golden Cross of Honor” from the region of Salzburg.

In 2008, he conducted some more productions at the opera house in Venice and in Rome and Shanghai Symphony Orchestra as his first appearance.

Huber Soudant recorded several CD’s with the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra; Beethoven’s 9th symphony, Bruckner’s 8th Symphony, Mozart’s Symphonies and Schubert Symphonies on the TSO label.

In March 2009, Hubert Soudant and The Tokyo Symphony Orchestra won “Best Concert Performance by Japanese Artist” at the 21st Music Pen Club Japan Awards which was given for the Schubert cycle during the 2008-09 season and the cycle was highly praised by numerous news papers and magazines such as “the most ripened fruit in 2008”, “exceptional well-balanced performance”. As his latest recording with The Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Bruckner’s Symphony No.7 will be released fall 2009.