The German-Colombian conductor and pianist Anna Handler, raised in Munich, has performed on stages and in concert halls around the world. In the 2025/2026 season, she will take up the position of Kapellmeister at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. She was previously a Dudamel Fellow at the Los Angeles Philharmonic. She has also been appointed assistant conductor at the Boston Symphony Orchestra, debuting in the 2025/2026 season. She has conducted several operas at the Salzburg Festival – Ravel's The Child and the Ghosts in 2023 and Carl Orff's Die Kluge in 2024. She has also conducted orchestras such as the LA Philharmonic, Minnesota Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic and Frankfurt Radio Symphony, and worked with soloists such as Barbara Hannigan and Yo-Yo Ma. Anna Handler makes her debut at the Royal Swedish Opera with the New Year's concert that ends 2025.
