The 47-Year-Old Was Born in St Petersburg, Russia, but Has Been Living in Britain for So Long He Was Officially Made an Honorary Scouser – as Natives of Liverpool Are Known – by the Mayor of Liverpool in 2009.

60 Year's Ago These Famous Siblings’ Concert Changed a Conductor’s Life

Like Many in-Demand Conductors, He Has Commitments with a Number of Ensembles: as Music Director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Chief Conductor of the European Union Youth Orchestra, Conductor Laureate of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Associate Conductor of the Orquesta Sinfónica De Castilla Y León.

The 62-Year-Old Estonian-American Conductor Comes from a Family of Distinguished Musicians.

And the Filipino-Finnish Conductor Is Still Only 23, Which Means That If He Becomes the Music Director of Hk Phil, It Would Not Only Make Him the Youngest Chief Conductor of the Orchestra but One of the Youngest People to Hold Such a Post Anywhere.

‘I Can’t Stop These Tears’: Chilean-Italian Conductor’s Musical Journey

In 2022, Peltokoski Became Principal Guest Conductor of the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen as Well as the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra.

4 Jukka-Pekka Saraste

Another Finn on the List, the 67- Year-Old Saraste, Who Is Known for His Reserved and Analytical Style, Is Also a Mentee of Panula (Of Course!) at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki.

5 Andrés Orozco-Estrada

Born in Colombia in 1977, Orozco-Estrada Began as a Violinist and Took to Conducting After He Began Taking Lessons at the Age of 15.

5 Conductors Who Could Become Hong Kong Philharmonic Music Director When Jaap Van Zweden Ends 12 Year's in the Post

By Sophia Al-Mansoor

• Oct 8, 2026 • 4 min read

5 Conductors Who Could Become Hong Kong Philharmonic Music Director When Jaap Van Zweden Ends 12 Year's in the Post

Direct Answer • Key Takeaway

Naturally, Rumours Have Been Circulating. So Here Are the Five Names We Have Come Across – an All-Male Cast, Sadly – Although the Orchestra Will Neither Confirm nor Deny Those on the List.

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