Biography

Bio

Teatro Regio di Torino, Music Director

Opera Australia, Music Director

Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, Chief Conductor

Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Composer in Residence

Born in Verona in 1987, Andrea Battistoni is widely recognised as one of the most dynamic and internationally acclaimed conductors of his generation. His career took off in the mid-2000s, following early musical studies in cello and composition, and quickly led to debuts with major opera houses and orchestras worldwide. A breakthrough came in 2010 at the Verdi Festival in Parma with Attila, where his dramatic flair and musical insight earned both critical and public acclaim. In 2012, at just 24, he became the youngest conductor in the history of Teatro alla Scala, Milan, debuting with Le Nozze di Figaro and soon after leading the Filarmonica della Scala in symphonic repertoire.

Battistoni has conducted in many of the world’s leading venues, including Royal Opera House Covent Garden in London, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Palau de les Arts Valencia, Semperoper Dresden, Royal Opera Stockholm, Sydney Opera House, Teatro San Carlo in Naples, Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Arena di Verona, Suntory Hall in Tokyo and the Opéra Bastille in Paris.

On the symphonic stage, he has appeared with prestigious orchestras including the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Israel Philharmonic. He has held prominent posts as First Guest Conductor of Teatro Regio di Parma (2010–2013), Principal Conductor of Teatro Carlo Felice, Genoa (2013–2019).

He is currently Music Director of Teatro Regio in Turin, one of Italy’s most prestigious opera houses; Music Director of Opera Australia and Chief Conductor of the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra.

His work as a composer has been enthusiastically received by international audiences.

Recent premières include "Gran Guignol" for bassoon and orchestra with Paolo Carlini and the Haydn Orchestra of Bolzano and Trento; "élan vital" at the Teatro Carlo Felice in Genoa; "The Garden of Delights" with flutist Tommaso Benciolini at the Berliner Philharmonie, Suntory Hall in Tokyo and Lotte Concert Hall in Seoul; "Pucciniana," commissioned by the Opéra Royal de Wallonie in Liège in 2024, where he is currently Composer-in-Residence.

His compositions are published by SzSugar, Casa Musicale Sonzogno and Sconfinarte.