Vitali Alekseenok draws superb playing from the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, and keeps balance perfect, carrying his singers with the utmost care. He also knows how to manage both the work’s extremes and its velocity; he is a storyteller, keeping us spellbound.
Vitali
ALEKSEENOK
Upcoming events
Jun 20
21:00
Teatro Antico di Taormina
Sicily, Italy
Taobuk 2026
The closing gala concert of the 2026 Taobuk Festival. Featuring the Teatro Massimo Bellini Orchestra, international soloists, and appearances by Haruki Murakami, Jonathan Coe, Dacia Maraini, Adonis, Anish Kapoor, and the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate, Abdulrazak Gurnah.
Vitali Alekseenok has been Chief Conductor of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein since 2024, after serving as 1st Kapellmeister and Deputy GMD.
In 2025/26, he will perform there i.a. Elektra, Die Walküre and Fidelio, make his debut at Semperoper Dresden and Opéra National de Lyon and conduct orchestras including DSO Berlin, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, and Vienna Symphony.
Recent highlights include the world premiere of the opera King Stakh’s Wild Hunt at London’s Barbican Centre and a highly acclaimed last-minute debut with the Staatskapelle Dresden. He also continues as Principal Guest Conductor at Teatro Massimo Bellini, conducting a gala concert at Teatro Antico di Taormina.
News
January 31, 2026
Debut at the Semperoper Dresden and seven performances of Madama Butterfly.
January 1, 2026
Concert with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra and Anastasica Kobekina.
October 14, 2025
Vitali Alekseenok has made his debut at Opéra National de Lyon with Boris Godunov in Mussorgsky’s original 1869 version.