"If there were a futures market for classical music, the touts would be pushing Lidiya Yankovskaya." -WBUR Russian-born symphonic and opera conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya's recent work has been hailed as “superb,” “expert,” and “coax[ing] every possible expressive note from the instrumentalists.” Recently named Music Director of Chicago Opera Theater, this season she also completes her tenure as Artistic Director of Juventas New Music Ensemble, and is a resident artist at National Sawdust with the Refugee Orchestra Project. Guest conducting engagements include Wolftrap Opera, Chicago Philharmonic, Beth Morrison Projects, American Lyric Theater, Washington National Opera, Flagstaff Symphony, Opera Saratoga, Brookline Symphony, and Stamford Symphony. Other recent positions include serving
Upcoming performances Today to 2025
Past performances 2011 — 2024
Jessie Montgomery & Curtis Stewart, Stewart, CurtisVarious
Chicago Symphony OrchestraConductor
View program, cast and crewTchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 2, Rimsky-KorsakovJarrellVon WeberTchaikovsky, P. I.
Utah SymphonyConductor
View program, cast and crewExplorations of Humanity, Montgomery, JessieShostakovichElgar
The Shepherd School of Music Rice UniversityConductor
View program, cast and crewFlute Virtuoso Brandon Patrick George, BacewiczIbertSchubertHindemith
Elgin Symphony OrchestraConductor
View program, cast and crewTchaikovsky’s “Pathétique”, LysenkoBoulanger, N.Tchaikovsky, P. I.
Indianapolis Symphony OrchestraConductor
View program, cast and crewJessie Montgomery & Curtis Stewart, Stewart, CurtisVarious
Chicago Symphony OrchestraConductor
View program, cast and crewTchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 2, Rimsky-KorsakovJarrellVon WeberTchaikovsky, P. I.
Utah SymphonyConductor
View program, cast and crewExplorations of Humanity, Montgomery, JessieShostakovichElgar
The Shepherd School of Music Rice UniversityConductor
View program, cast and crewFlute Virtuoso Brandon Patrick George, BacewiczIbertSchubertHindemith
Elgin Symphony OrchestraConductor
View program, cast and crewAlso sprach Zarathustra, VerdiFoumaiStrauss
Louisiana Philharmonic OrchestraConductor
View program, cast and crewSchool Concert: Empowered by Music, MussorgskyPriceChaussonStravinsky
Chicago Symphony OrchestraConductor
View program, cast and crewIl Trittico, Puccini
Opera AustraliaConductor
View program, cast and crew"If there were a futures market for classical music, the touts would be pushing Lidiya Yankovskaya." -WBUR Russian-born symphonic and opera conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya's recent work has been hailed as “superb,” “expert,” and “coax[ing] every possible expressive note from the instrumentalists.” Recently named Music Director of Chicago Opera Theater, this season she also completes her tenure as Artistic Director of Juventas New Music Ensemble, and is a resident artist at National Sawdust with the Refugee Orchestra Project. Guest conducting engagements include Wolftrap Opera, Chicago Philharmonic, Beth Morrison Projects, American Lyric Theater, Washington National Opera, Flagstaff Symphony, Opera Saratoga, Brookline Symphony, and Stamford Symphony. Other recent positions include serving