Russian conductor Vassily Sinaisky enjoys a highly distinguished career holding important positions with many of the world’s leading orchestras and opera houses. Most recently he held the position of chief conductor and music director of Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre, and in September 2023 commenced his fourth season as music director of the Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava. Sinaisky is also Conductor Emeritus of the BBC Philharmonic, Conductor Emeritus of the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra and honorary conductor of the Malmö Symphony Orchestra. He has previously held the positions of principal guest conductor of the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, music director and principal conductor of the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra and music director of the Russian State Orchestra.

His guest conducting has included the London Philharmonic, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Oslo Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra both in Amsterdam and at the Lucerne Festival, as well as the Seoul Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and Cleveland, St. Louis, Houston and Utah symphony orchestras, among others.