Elena Schwarz
Conductor
Resident Conductor of Klangforum Wien Elena Schwarz excels in music of all eras.
Schwarz has been in demand since winning the Trondheim Competition (2014) and becoming a Dudamel Fellow (2018-19). She has led orchestras including the Philharmonia, Royal Philharmonic, The Hallé, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Los Angeles Philharmonic and Norwegian Radio Orchestra, and the prestigious contemporary groups MusikFabrik, Ensemble Intercontemporain and Ensemble Modern. She made her debut with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic at the Concertgebouw.
Guest engagements in 2024-25 include debuts with the Vienna, Bournemouth and Barcelona symphonies, and return engagements to the BBC Philharmonic, WDR Sinfonieorchester and San Diego Symphony.