Valery Gergiev: “I'm a relatively busy man”

The Hong Kong-born conductor talks about her entry into music, her love of big Russian repertoire, her “Cinderella moment” winning the Donatella Flick Conducting Competition and her ambition to “go against the grind”. 

The Royal Opera’s Principal Guest Conductor explains her passion for opera, her journey into the pit and how good conductors share the attributes of football managers. 

Elisabeth Schwarz sits down with the British conductor to talk about his history of mental illness, his coming out and his journey back to the joy of music.

French conductor Nathalie Stutzmann will be the first woman to hold the position of Artistic and Music Director of Monaco’s orchestra in its 170-year history.

The Lithuanian conductor will join Jaap van Zweden in the titled roles of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France from September 2026.

The American conductor will take on his first Music Director role at an American institution from the start of the 2027–28 season.