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Gergely Madaras, a portrait by Thierry Dory
Ravel-Daphnis et Chloe, Danse generale (OPRL)

Hungarian conductor Gergely Madaras was named 2025 Conductor of the Year at the Bartók Radio Awards. He served as Music Director of the Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège from 2019–2025, where his successful tenure was recently marked by him being named an Honorary Citizen of the City.

This season includes high-profile symphonic debuts at the Dresden Philharmonic, NDR Elbphilharmonie, Dresden Staatskapelle, Palau Valencia, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Mulhouse, Tampere, Trondheim, and with Welsh National Opera (Tosca). He returns to the NHK Symphony Orchestra, Luxembourg Philharmonic, Oslo Philharmonic, Turku Philharmonic, Warsaw Philharmonic, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, as well as Hungarian State Opera and a special project with the Hungarian Radio Symphony celebrating the 100th birthday of György Kurtág.

Recent symphonic highlights include performances with the Oslo Philharmonic, Budapest Festival Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, Hallé Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Jewish World Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra, and with Il Pomo d’Oro and Joyce DiDonato at the Concertgebouw Hall as part of the EDEN tour.

Gergely was the inaugural Sir Charles Mackerras Fellow at the English National Opera. In recent seasons, he has conducted critically acclaimed productions at Dutch National Opera, Grand Théâtre de Genève, La Monnaie, and Hungarian State Opera.

AUGUST 2025