Gianandrea Noseda is one of the world’s most sought-after conductors, equally recognized for his artistry in both the concert hall and opera house. He has been awarded as Best Conductor for 2022 by the Oper! Award, in recognition of his revelatory interpretation of the first two parts of the Ring by Wagner at the Opernhaus Zürich, where he serves since September 2021 as General Music Director. Noseda’s artistic leadership has inspired the National Symphony Orchestra and reinvigorated it both at home at the Kennedy Center and beyond via streams, recordings and on tour. Noseda has conducted the most important orchestras and at the leading opera houses and festivals including the Berlin Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Concertgebouw Orchestra, La Scala, Munich Philharmonic, Met Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre National de France, Salzburg Festival, Verbier Festival, Vienna Philharmonic and Vienna Symphony. From 2007 until 2018, Noseda served as Music Director of Italy’s Teatro Regio Torino. His leadership resulted in a golden era for this opera house. Noseda led the BBC Philharmonic from 2002 until 2011 and served as Principal Guest Conductor of the Israel Philharmonic, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg and the Rotterdam Philharmonic. Nurturing the next generation of artists is important to Noseda, as evidenced by his ongoing work in masterclasses and tours with youth orchestras. Noseda’s intense recording activity counts more than 100 CDs on Chandos, Deutsche Grammophon, and other labels, many of which have been celebrated by critics and received awards. A native of Milan, Noseda is Commendatore al Merito della Repubblica Italiana, marking his contribution to the artistic life of Italy. In December 2016, he was privileged to conduct the Nobel Prize Concert in Stockholm.