Born in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1990. Among conductors of his generation, he is one of the most highly regarded, earning acclaim from Europe’s leading orchestras and opera houses for his charismatic presence, profound emotional depth, and diverse musicality demonstrated in both orchestral works and opera. Emerging on the international stage at a young age, he has built his career centered on major music cities and is now in high demand throughout the global music world.
He studied piano, voice, and percussion in Lyon, participated in Georg Mark’s conducting course in Vienna, and further honed his conducting skills under Nicolas Pasquet at the Liszt Academy. In 2015, he won the Nestlé Young Conductor Award at the Salzburg Festival, catapulting him into the international spotlight. He was also selected as the International Opera Awards’ “Newcomer of the Year,” rapidly gaining global recognition.
In 2018, he conducted Puccini’s Tosca at the New National Theatre, Tokyo, earning high praise in Japan. From 2018 to 2021, he served as Principal Conductor of the Orquestra Gulbenkian in Portugal. From 2021 to 2025, he held the position of Principal Conductor of the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra and the Dutch National Opera, establishing an international career in both orchestral and operatic fields.
He has also made numerous guest appearances with world-renowned orchestras including the Berlin Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Munich Philharmonic, and Los Angeles Philharmonic.
He made a sensational debut with the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra in 2014. Ten years after their first collaboration, in August 2024, he was appointed as the orchestra’s next Music Director, taking up the position as its fourth Music Director from the 2026/27 season.
He will become the General Music Director of the Zurich Opera House from August 2028.
