From Spain, Gustavo Gimeno

Spanish-born conductor Gustavo Gimeno is music director of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Luxembourg — a title he has held since 2015, and Toronto Symphony Orchestra, where he remains through the 2029/30 season. He is also music director designate of Madrid’s Teatro Real, where he will assume his role in 2025/26.

He is much sought-after as a symphonic guest conductor worldwide: 2023-24 appearances included Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Dallas Symphony Orchestra. At home and abroad, touring projects have included concerts as far afield as Japan and Taiwan.

Highlights of past seasons include engagements with the Berlin Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Vienna Symphony, National Orchestra of France, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Washington’s National Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra and Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. At home and abroad touring projects have included concerts as far afield as Japan and Taiwan.

Throughout his tenure, Gimeno and Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg have visited many of Europe, South Korea and South America’s most prestigious concert halls; soloists with whom Gimeno has shared the stage include Daniel Barenboim, Gautier Capuçon, Anja Harteros, Leonidas Kavakos, Bryn Terfel and Yuja Wang. A highlight has been performances of the complete Beethoven Piano Concertos with Krystian Zimerman.

Gimeno and Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg have an extensive discography with Pentatone. Releases include a Francisco Coll monography featuring the Violin Concerto with Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 1 and Bruckner’s Symphony No. 1, Ravel’s complete ballet music to Daphnis et Chloé, Mahler’s Symphony No. 4, Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring Rossini’s Petite Messe solennelle and César Franck’s Symphony in D Minor. As an opera conductor, he is invited for major titles at great houses such as the Liceu Opera Barcelona, Opernhaus Zürich, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia, Valencia and Teatro Real Madrid.

Gustavo Gimeno will lead the CSO in works by Ravel and the world premiere of Christopher Theofandis’ Indigo Heaven on March 6-8.