Biography
Karina Canellakis is the newly appointed Chief Conductor of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor of Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin, with both appointments beginning in the 2019/20 season. In September 2020 she will begin her role as Principal Guest Conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Internationally acclaimed for her emotionally charged performances, technical command and interpretive depth, Karina’s reputation has risen quickly since winning the Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award in 2016. She makes several notable debuts in the 2019/20 season, including Philadelphia Orchestra, the symphony orchestras of San Francisco, Atlanta and Minnesota, London Symphony, Munich Philharmonic and NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra. With a strong presence at
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Alice Sara Ott Performs Ravel, WebernStraussRavelScriabin
New York PhilharmonicConductor
View program, cast and crewKarina Canellakis covert De zaak Makropulos, Janáček
Radio Filharmonisch OrkestConductor
View cast and crewLondon Philharmonic Orchestra - Mussorgskij • Schostakowitsch • Brahms, MussorgskyShostakovichBrahms
MusikvereinConductor
View program, cast and crewLondon Philharmonic Orchestra: Mozart / Tschaikowsky, MozartTchaikovsky, P. I.
GasteigConductor
View program, cast and crewLondon Philharmonic Orchestra Tschaikowski 4, MussorgskyShostakovichTchaikovsky, P. I.
Aalto-Musiktheater EssenConductor
View program, cast and crewLondon Philharmonic Orchestra Karina Canellakis Christian Tetzlaff, BrahmsMussorgskyShostakovich
Megaron Athens Concert HallConductor
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Alice Sara Ott Performs Ravel, WebernStraussRavelScriabin
New York PhilharmonicConductor
View program, cast and crewKarina Canellakis covert De zaak Makropulos, Janáček
Radio Filharmonisch OrkestConductor
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London Philharmonic Orchestra - Mussorgskij • Schostakowitsch • Brahms, MussorgskyShostakovichBrahms
MusikvereinConductor
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London Philharmonic Orchestra: Mozart / Tschaikowsky, MozartTchaikovsky, P. I.
GasteigConductor
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London Philharmonic Orchestra Tschaikowski 4, MussorgskyShostakovichTchaikovsky, P. I.
Aalto-Musiktheater EssenConductor
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32Canellakis Conducts Strauss & Ravel, StraussRavel
San Francisco SymphonyConductor
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Biography
Karina Canellakis is the newly appointed Chief Conductor of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor of Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin, with both appointments beginning in the 2019/20 season. In September 2020 she will begin her role as Principal Guest Conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Internationally acclaimed for her emotionally charged performances, technical command and interpretive depth, Karina’s reputation has risen quickly since winning the Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award in 2016. She makes several notable debuts in the 2019/20 season, including Philadelphia Orchestra, the symphony orchestras of San Francisco, Atlanta and Minnesota, London Symphony, Munich Philharmonic and NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra. With a strong presence at
