Dalia Stasevska’s charismatic and dynamic musicianship has established her as a conductor of exceptional versatility. Chief Conductor of the Lahti Symphony Orchestra and Artistic Director of the International Sibelius Festival, she also serves as Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra. She has made several appearances at the BBC Proms and has as a guest conductor with prominent orchestras worldwide, including the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestras, Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestre National de France and Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin. Dalia Stasevska originally studied violin and composition at the Tampere Conservatoire and subsequently violin, viola and conducting at the Sibelius Academy. She was awarded the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Conductor Award, the Alfred Kordelin Prize, BBC Music Magazine’s Personality of the Year Award in 2023, and was named one of The New York Times Breakout Stars of 2023.