Internationally renowned conductor Tugan Sokhiev divides his time between the symphonic and lyric repertoire, guest conducting the most prestigious orchestras around the world.Tugan Sokhiev regularly conducts orchestras of the calibre of the Vienna, Berlin and Munich Philharmonic orchestras, Dresdner Philharmonie and Staatskapelle Berlin, the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Gewandhausorchester, Philharmonia Orchestra and the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia.

As Music Director of the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse from 2008 to 2022, Tugan Sokhiev headed numerous successful concert seasons, including several world premieres and a significant number of tours abroad, propelling the orchestra to international prominence. Passionate about his work with singers, from 2014 to 2022 he was Music Director and Chief Conductor of the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow conducting many new productions and premieres. He has guest conducted at the Metropolitan Opera New York, received enormous critical acclaim forhis performance of The Love for Three Oranges Oranges with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra at the Aix-en-Provence festival and subsequently taking the production to the Teatro Real in Madrid. In 2021, he conducted a highly praised new production of Salome at the Bolshoi Theatre.

Highlights of the 2023-24 season sees tours to Taiwan and Korea with the Wiener Philharmoniker, European tours with the Münchner Philharmoniker and the Staatskapelle Dresden, concerts at the Enescu and Evian festivals with the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and performances with the Berliner Philharmoniker, Gewandhausorchester, Leipzig. Tugan Sokhiev also returns to conduct the Boston and Chicago symphony orchestras, Philadelphia Orchestra, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Česká filharmonie, DR Symfoniorkestret and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande.

Tugan Sokhiev has a rich and varied discography, including recordings with the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse on Naïve and Warner Classics, winning the Diapason d'Or in 2020.