Dalia Stasevska

Born: Kyiv, Ukraine
Current position: Chief Conductor Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Artistic Director International Sibelius Festival, Principal Guest Conductor BBC Symphony Orchestra
Education: violinist and composition at Tampere Conservatoire; violin, viola and conducting (with Jorma Panula and Leif Segerstam) at the Sibelius Academy, Helsinki
Breakthrough: debut BBC Proms 2019
Subsequently: guest appearances Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Awards: Order of Princess Olga of the III degree (Ukraine), BBC Music Magazine’s Personality of the Year 2023, Alfred Kordelin Prize 2022, Royal Philharmonic Society’s Conductor Award 2020
Debut Rotterdam Philharmonic: 2025