Conductors
OAcademy Fellows receive several weekly classes from a faculty which includes conductors, agents, managers, administrators, instrumentalists, and composers. The faculty is led by OAcademy Music Director Carlos Miguel Prieto, OAcademy Principal Guest Conductor Alexander Shelley, and Fellowship Director Matt Scott Rogers.
Conducting Fellowship Faculty
OAcademy Music Director & Orchestral Studies Lead Conductor
Carlos Miguel Prieto
North Carolina Symphony | Music Director
OAcademy Principal Guest Conductor & Orchestral Studies
Alexander Shelley
National Arts Centre Orchestra of Canada | Music Director
Conducting Fellowship Director & Head of Orchestral Studies
Matt Scott Rogers
Guildhall School of Music | Conductor
Orchestral Studies
Marin Alsop
Vienna Radio Symphony | Chief Conductor
orchestral studies
Ryan Bancroft
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra | Chief Conductor
BBC National Orchestra of Wales | Principal Conductor
Orchestral Studies
Paolo Bortolameolli
Ópera Nacional de Chile and Filarmónica de Santiago | Music Director
Conducting Masterclass
Martyn Brabbins
Malmö Symphony Orchestra | Chief Conductor
Enhancement Session
Francisco Brunner
University of Los Andes (Chile) | Conductor
Orchestral Studies
Jessica Cottis
Canberra Symphony Orchestra | Music Director
Orchestral Studies
Jonathan Darlington
Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra | Music Director
Enhancement Session
Finnegan Downie Dear
Shadwell | Music Director
Orchestral Studies
Marta Gardolińska
Opéra National de Lorraine | Music Director
Orchestral Studies
Sascha Goetzel
Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire | Music Director
Conducting Masterclass
José Luis Gómez
Tucson Symphony Orchestra | Music Director
Orchestral Studies
Andrew Gourlay
Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León | Former Music Director
Enhancement Session
Gavin Greenaway
Emmy award winning pianist, composer and conductor.
Orchestral Studies
Giancarlo Guerrero
Six-time Grammy Award-winning Conductor
Orchestral Studies
Jonathon Heyward
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra | Music Director
Enhancement Session
Jonathan Lo
Australian Ballet | Music Director
Orchestral Studies
Gergely Madaras
Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège | Music Director
Enhancement Session
Holly Mathieson
Symphony Nova Scotia | Music Director
ENHANCEMENT SESSION
Susie McLeod
Intermusica | Director, Artist Management
Conducting Masterclass
Ludovic Morlot
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra | Music Director
Orchestral Studies
Daniela Musca
Conductor
Historically Informed Performance
Sir Roger Norrington (1934-2025)
in memoriam
Orchestral Studies
Rafael Payare
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal | Music Director
Conducting Masterclass
Valentina Peleggi
Richmond Symphony | Music Director
Orchestral Studies
Vasily Petrenko
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | Music Director
Guest Artist, Orchestral Studies
Leonardo Pineda
The Orchestra San Antonio | Music Director
Conducting Masterclass
Rodolfo Saglimbeni (1962 – 2025)
in memoriam
Orchestral Studies
Elena Schwarz
Klangforum Wien | Conductor in Residence
Orchestral Studies
Leonard Slatkin
Detroit Symphony Orchestra | Music Director Laureate
Conducting Masterclass
Dima Slobodeniouk
Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia | Former Music Director
Enhancement Session
Anna Sułkowska-Migoń
La Maestra | Competition Winner
Orchestration
Christopher Theofanidis
Yale University | Professor
Professional Jury Panelist
Chloé van Soeterstède
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra | Principal Guest Conductor
Guest Artist, Orchestral Studies
Elisa Vegas
Grand Mariscal of Ayacucho Symphony Orchestra | Artistic Director
Orchestral Studies
John Wilson
Sinfonia of London | Artistic Director
Orchestral Studies
Simone Young
Sydney Symphony | Chief Conductor