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 enjoys close and privileged relationships with orchestras such as the Vienna, Berlin and Munich Philharmonic orchestras, the orchestras of the Dresden and Berlin Staatskapelle, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig.Outside Europe, he is invited to conduct the finest U.S. orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra and the Boston and Chicago Symphony Orchestras and spends several weeks each season with the NHK Symphony Orchestra.
In recent seasons Mo. Sokhiev has conducted a new production of Iolanta at the Vienna Staatsoper, given tours with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Asia), the Munich Philharmonic (Asia and Europe), and the Staatskapelle Dresden (Europe), as well as conducting the highly popular Silvesterkonzert der Staatskapelle Dresden and, in June 2025, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra’s celebratedSommernachtskonzert in the Schönbrunn Palace.He also conducted several highly acclaimed concerts of the Philharmonic Brass, the elite brass ensemble made up of members of the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras & Friends.
Tugan Sokhiev begins the 2025-26 season conducting the Vienna Philharmonic once more, with concerts in Vienna, Bratislava, Hamburg and Luxembourg, and rejoins the orchestra in October for their gala concert on the occasion of the 200th birthday of Johann Strauss II. Further highlights of the season include concerts with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra both in Berlin and at the Salzburg Festival, where he will also conduct the Berlin Philharmonic’s Be Phil project. He will also make his debut with the Cleveland Orchestra, conduct a new production of Tannhäuser at the Zurich Opera and return to the Philharmonique de Radio France, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Luxembourg Philharmonic 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.
Tugan Sokhiev’s discography includes many recordings with the Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse on Naïve and Warner Classics, winning the Diapason d'Or in 2020. His recordings with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, where he was Principal Conductor from 2012 to 2016 are available on Sony Classical. He collaborated with EuroArts on a series of DVDs with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse and also with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, which features many of his concerts on its prestigious Digital Concert Hall.
One of the last students of legendary teacher Ilya Musin at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, Tugan Sokhiev is eager to share his expertise with future generations of musicians, leading him in 2016 to found the International Conducting Academy in Toulouse. He also works with the young musicians of the Angelika Prokopp Sommerakademie der Wiener Philharmoniker and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra Academy. He is honoured to be a Patron of the Philharmonic Brass Education Program, and was extremely proud to collaborate with musicians of the Philharmonic Brass on their first CD.
