Chief Conductor
Andrea Battistoni

Born in Verona in 1987, Andrea Battistoni is a rising star with an international reputation as one of the most important conductors of his generation.
He served as the first Principal Guest Conductor of the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa from 2013 to 2019, and has been Chief Conductor of the Tokyo Philharmonic since 2016. He was appointed Music Director of the Teatro Regio di Torino in January 2025, Composer-in-Residence at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie in Liège in 2025, and Music Director of Opera Australia in Sydney in January 2026.

In Tokyo, he has proven to be a sensation, captivating audiences with his charisma and sensitive musicality. He has conducted the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra in operas such as Nabucco, Rigoletto, Madama Butterfly (Nikikai), and Aida (a co-produced grand opera), as well as in numerous symphonic works, including the Roman Trilogy, Pictures at an Exhibition, The Rite of Spring, Carmina Burana, and Mahler’s Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 5, 7, and 8. The concert-style operas he has led – Turandot (2015), Iris (2016), and Mefistofele (2018) have secured his reputation as a leading light with critics and audiences alike. He has been regularly releasing CDs with the Tokyo Phil through Nippon Columbia.

Other noteworthy engagements include: Teatro alla Scala, La Fenice in Venice, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, the Royal Opera House- Covent Garden, Semperoper of Dresden, Arena di Verona, Mariinsky Theater, and world-renowned orchestras such as the Filarmonica della Scala, Accademia di Santa Cecilia, and Israel Philharmonic.

His book, Non è musica per vecchi was published by Rizzoli 2012, and by Ongaku-No-Tomo-Sha in Japan in 2017.

In 2021, Andrea Battistoni, performing with Tokyo Phil, won the OPUS KLASSIK Prize 2021 in the 20th/21st Century symphonic category, one of the most prestigious classical awards in Europe, for their international disc, "Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, ’From the New World' & Works of Akira Ifukube.”

Website 　　https://www.andreabattistoni.it/
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(Curriculum Vitae as of April, 2026)