Conductors with different ideas inspire the orchestra’s sound

The sound of an orchestra is always the result of diversity. The Wiener Symphoniker enjoy inviting a wide range of conductors to contribute in shaping and refining its unique sonic identity. Discover the adventure of variety!

The orchestra’s First Guest Conductor, French conductor Marie Jacquot, sees music-making as a team sport. In addition to a program featuring Beethoven, Tjøgersen, and Sibelius, she will also conduct works from her native country: Francis Poulenc’s Les Animaux modèles and his Stabat Mater. Together with violinist Bomsori, she will also perform Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s Violin Concerto in E minor, paired with Bruckner’s 7th Symphony.

American conductor Karina Canellakis, known for her intelligent passion, was once a violinist herself. This season, she will conduct works by Richard Strauss and Antonín Dvořák, and will accompany Leif Ove Andsnes in Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2. Like Canellakis, Lithuanian conductor Giedrė Šlekytė is a regular guest with the orchestra; this season, she will lead John Adams’ Short Ride in a Fast Machine, Bartók’s Viola Concerto, and Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique.

Swiss conductor Philippe Jordan, a former Chief Conductor of the Vienna Symphony, returns with works by Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Anton Bruckner. British maestro Robin Ticciati brings a program of Janáček, Vaughan Williams, and Dvořák. Following his great success in the 2023–24 season, the Symphoniker are also looking forward to the return of Finnish conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali, with works by Bernstein, Rachmaninow, and Gershwin. Two extraordinary programs will be conducted by Fabio Luisi (Das Buch mit sieben Siegeln by Franz Schmidt – a world premiere originally given by the orchestra) and Lorenzo Viotti, featuring music by Bach and Shostakovich.