Georgios Balatsinos with the full cast at the Candide curtain call, Opera Wrocławska

Engagements

Selected operas, orchestras, venues, and collaborators across two decades on the podium.
Upcoming Engagements

Season 2026/27 — selected dates.

  1. 03 July 2026

    Symphonic Concert

    Tolmezzo · Italy

    with the FVG Orchestra

    Program

    • Franz Schubert Ouvertüre im italienischen Stil in D-Dur, D 591
    • Jan Václav Hugo Voříšek Gran Rondò, Op. 25
    • — Intermission —
    • Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 in A minor „Scottish“
    Concert Details
  2. 09 July 2026 19:00
    World Premiere

    Premiere Concert

    Suk Hall · House of Music · Pardubice, Czech Republic

    with the Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice

    Program

    • John Gottsch Violin Concerto · World Premiere
    • John Gottsch Ocklawaha — symphonic poem
      Inspired by tales told by the composer’s father
    Concert Details
  3. 20–23 August 2026
    Recording

    Recording Sessions

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Recording works by John Gottsch.

  4. 20, 25, 27 & 29 September 2026
    Opera

    Don Giovanni

    W. A. Mozart · with Opera Śląska

    Concert Details
  5. 08 October 2026 20:00

    Symphonic Concert

    Auditorium Nino Rota · Bari, Italy

    with the Orchestra Sinfonica Metropolitana di Bari

    Program

    • Nino Rota Divertimento concertante per contrabbasso
    • Hommage à Nino Rota · Under-40 commission
    • Ildebrando Pizzetti Canzone di beni perduti, op. 130
    • Francis Poulenc Deux préludes posthumes et une gnossienne, op. 104
  6. 15 October 2026

    Symphonic Concert

    Yerevan, Armenia

    with the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra

    Program

    • Edward Mirzoyan Symphonic Poem
    • Giorgos Koumendakis Amor Fati
    • Dimitris Papadimitriou Incompleteness for Orchestra
    • — Intermission —
    • Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 1
    Concert Details
  7. 18 & 19 October 2026
    Jury

    Kussewitzky Competition

    Grosseto, Italy

    Jury member · International Conducting Competition

    Competition Details
  8. 05 & 06 November 2026

    Symphonic Concert

    Sibiu, Romania

    with the Sibiu Philharmonic Orchestra

    Concert Details
  9. 04–06 December 2026

    Symphonic Concert

    Istituzione Sinfonica Abruzzese · Italy

    Program

    • Dimitris Papadimitriou New work · ISA Commission · Premiere
    • Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2
      Soloist to be announced
    • Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 8
    Concert Details
  10. 11 December 2026

    Symphonic Concert

    Megaron · Athens, Greece

    with the Athens State Orchestra

    Program

    • W. A. Mozart Sinfonia concertante
    • Igor Stravinsky Petrushka
    Concert Details
  11. 01 January 2027
    New Year

    New Year’s Concert

    Thun, Switzerland

    Orchestra Arabesque · with soprano Alexandra di Giorgio

    Concert Details
  12. 18 & 19 February 2027

    Symphonic Concert

    Namysłów, Poland

    Programme to be announced

    Concert Details
  13. 27 & 28 February 2027

    Symphonic Concert

    Istituzione Sinfonica Abruzzese · Italy

    Program

    • Dimitris Papadimitriou New work · Premiere
    • Robert Schumann Cello Concerto
      Alexander Huelshoff, cello
    • Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 7
    Concert Details
Opera Highlights

Productions on stages from Athens to Wrocław.

  1. Wrocław
    L’Italiana in Algeri · 80th Anniversary Gala Opera Wrocławska — Permanent Conductor
  2. Empoli
    Turandot Puccini — staged in Empoli, Italy
  3. Athens
    Norma Bellini — Athens Festival
  4. Athens
    The Magic Flute Mozart — Greek National Opera
  5. Bautzen
    SNE Musiktheater — Two-Year Tenure Chief Conductor of the Sorbisches National-Ensemble
Orchestras

A repertoire of esteemed ensembles.

Further engagements with ensembles in Hungary, Russia, Canada, and the Czech Republic.

Venues

Halls and houses.

Soloists

  • Julian Rachlin
  • Carmen Giannattasio
  • Kyrill Trousov
  • Christina Poulitsi
  • Wolfgang Boettcher
  • Nobuko Imai
Competitions & Distinctions

Selected awards.

  1. 2017
    Finalist — Interaktion Kritisches Orchester, Berlin
  2. 2016
    Winner — Debut Berlin International Concert Competition (Conducting)
  3. 2015
    Selected by David Zinman One of four conductors out of 130 applicants — National Arts Centre Orchestra, Ottawa
  4. 2012
    1st Prize — “Black Sea” International Conducting Competition Romania