SEASON 2025 — 2026 · PAST & UPCOMING
CALENDAR
Sunday, 30 August 2026
Lucerne Festival
Academy 5
KKL Luzern, Lucerne Hall
Conducting the world premiere of Jalalu-Kalvert Nelson's Endangered Dreams.
Sunday, 23 August 2026
Lucerne Festival
Composer Seminar Closing Concert
KKL Luzern, Lucerne Hall
Composer Seminar Showcase: world premieres of new orchestral works by Caio de Azevedo, Alexandre Jamar, Sungtae Paek, Emircan Pehlivan, Miles Walter, and Zihan Wu.
Saturday, 22 August 2026
Lucerne Festival
The Yellow Shark
KKL Luzern, Lucerne Hall
Lucerne Festival Academy 3 — Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra.
Friday, 7 August 2026
Lucerne Festival
Contemporary Conducting Programme
Lucerne Festival
One of four conductors chosen for the Contemporary-Conducting Programme with Jörg Widmann, Baldur Brönnimann, and Elim Chan.
Saturday, 1 August 2026
Fiskars Summer Festival
Final Concert
Puimala
Chosen to share the podium with Jukka-Pekka Saraste in the final concert of the Fiskars Summer Festival, conducting Beethoven's Egmont Overture.
Friday, 31 July 2026
Fiskars Summer Festival
Young Conductors' Showcase
Fiskars Summer Festival
One of six active participants in this year's Fiskars conductors' masterclass with Jukka-Pekka Saraste.
Tuesday, 30 June 2026
The Mahler Competition
Semi-Final
Joseph-Keilberth-Saal
One of the seven conductors selected for the semi-final round of the 2026 Mahler Competition with the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra.
Monday, 29 June 2026
The Mahler Competition
Round 2
Joseph-Keilberth-Saal
One of the 12 conductors selected for the second round of the 2026 Mahler Competition with the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra.
Thursday, 25 June 2026
The Mahler Competition
Round 1
Joseph-Keilberth-Saal
One of the 24 selected candidates for the 2026 Mahler Competition with the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra.
Sunday, 7 June 2026
Royal Northern Sinfonia
RPS Conductors Programme
The Glasshouse Intl Centre for Music
Royal Philharmonic Society Conductors Programme with Alice Farnham and the Royal Northern Sinfonia.
Friday, 22 May 2026
Mozarteumorchester Salzburg
Masterclass Concert
Orchesterhaus Salzburg
Johannes Schlaefli masterclass concert with the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg.
Saturday, 16 May 2026
BBC Philharmonic
Northern Lights
The Bridgewater Hall
Assistant to John Storgårds.
Monday, 27 April 2026
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Calleva Conducting Competition
Lighthouse Poole
One of the 4 finalists for the BSO Calleva Conducting Competition.
Sunday, 26 April 2026
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Assistant to Domingo Hindoyan.
Thursday, 16 April 2026
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Mendelssohn Scottish Symphony
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Assistant to Aurel Dawidiu.
Saturday, 28 March 2026
Cape Town Philharmonic
Hennie Joubert Piano Competition
Endler Hall
Final concerto round of the Hennie Joubert Piano Competition.
Saturday, 21 March 2026
BBC Philharmonic
Anthracite Fields
The Bridgewater Hall
Assistant to John Storgårds.
Sunday, 15 March 2026
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Mozart with Paul Lewis
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Assistant to Adam Hickox.
Thursday, 12 March 2026
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Beethoven with Paul Lewis
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Assistant to Adam Hickox.
Friday, 6 March 2026
RNCM Symphony Orchestra
Scheherazade
RNCM Concert Hall
Conductors: Christoph Altstaedt, Jacobus de Jager.
Wednesday, 18 February 2026
Manchester Camerata
Fanny Mendelssohn, Mozart & Beethoven
RNCM Concert Hall
Conductors: Gábor Takács-Nagy; Jacobus de Jager. Fanny Mendelssohn, Mozart, Beethoven.
Thursday, 22 January 2026
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Rachmaninov Symphony No. 3
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Assistant to Andris Poga.
Saturday, 17 January 2026
BBC Philharmonic
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4
The Bridgewater Hall
Assistant to John Storgårds.
Saturday, 13 December 2025
RNCM Opera
L'amour des Trois Oranges
RNCM Theatre
Conductor of the final show with the RNCM Opera.
Sunday, 2 November 2025
Concours de Genève
Second Round
Auditorium Ansermet
Second Round: Orchestre de chambre de Genève.
Friday, 31 October 2025
Manchester Contemporary Orchestra
Mythical Beasts
RNCM Concert Hall
Featuring new compositions by RNCM students.
Friday, 31 October 2025
Concours de Genève
First Round
Auditorium Ansermet
First Round: Orchestre de la Haute école de musique de Genève.
Saturday, 11 October 2025
BBC Philharmonic
Sibelius Symphony No. 2
The Bridgewater Hall
Assistant to Gemma New.
Sunday, 28 September 2025
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Open Day
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Assistant to Andrew Manze.
Thursday, 25 September 2025
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Pictures at an Exhibition
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Assistant to Andrew Manze.
Thursday, 18 September 2025
Bodensee Philharmonie
Masterclass Closing Concert
Milchwerk
Conducting masterclass with Johannes Schlaefli — Closing Concert.
Wednesday, 6 August 2025
NYOS European Tour
Berlin
Konzerthaus Berlin
Assistant to Catherine Larsen-Maguire at the Young Euro Classic Festival.
Sunday, 3 August 2025
NYOS European Tour
Saffron Walden
Saffron Hall
Assistant to Catherine Larsen-Maguire.
Saturday, 2 August 2025
NYOS European Tour
Liverpool
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Assistant to Catherine Larsen-Maguire.
Friday, 1 August 2025
NYOS European Tour
Perth
Perth Concert Hall
Assistant to Catherine Larsen-Maguire.
Thursday, 3 July 2025
SICMF
Alumni Orchestra
Endler Hall
Conductor of the SICMF Alumni Orchestra concert.
Tuesday, 24 June 2025
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Conducting Workshop
RSNO Centre
Conducting Workshop with Martyn Brabbins.
PAST
UPCOMING
Thursday, 10 September 2026
Malmö Symphony Orchestra
Mahler 5
Malmo Live Konserthus
Mahler Symphony No. 5. Assistant to Martyn Brabbins.
Tuesday, 29 September 2026
Manchester Camerata
Beethoven's Eroica
RNCM Concert Hall
RNCM conducting fellow, Jacobus de Jager, leads Manchester Camerata in a performance that travels from the Classical period to the present day, with orchestral works from Tchaikovsky and Beethoven, and featuring a UK premiere by Arthur Feder.
Saturday, 7 November 2026
Concours de Genève
Semi-Final 1
Victoria Hall
Semi-final 1: Orchestre de Chambre de Genève.
