Karina Canellakis is the Chief Conductor of the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest since 2019, and the Principal Guest Conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra since 2021. Universally acclaimed for her symphonic and operatic performances characterized by their emotional impact, interpretive depth, and technical command, Karina is welcomed by the finest musical institutions across the globe. As Chief Conductor of the RFO, she programs and leads a diverse and eclectic season of new and commissioned works by living composers alongside the great masterworks in Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw as well as in TivoliVredenburg in Utrecht. Symphonic highlights of 2024-25 include Mahler’s Third Symphony, Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem, and Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius. With the London Philharmonic, she has programmed a broad repertoire from Mozart to Saariaho and continues to tour once a year with the orchestra.

Guest engagements this season include debuts with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra as well as Staatskapelle Dresden, along with return visits to the Münchner Philharmoniker, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony and Washington DC’s National Symphony Orchestra.

April 2023 saw the start of a multi-album collaboration between Karina, the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic and Pentatone with their debut release, Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra and Four Orchestral Pieces, earning a GRAMMY nomination. Her second album for Pentatone, Bartok’s Bluebeard’s Castle, is due for release in April 2025. Karina and the RFO were also featured artists for the launch of Apple Music Classical with a recording of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto N^o1 with Alice Sara Ott.