Symphony.org: Phoenix Symphony’s Incoming Music Director: Paolo Bortolameolli

The Phoenix Symphony has appointed Paolo Bortolameolli as music director. Bortolameolli will serve as music director designate during the 2026–27 season and become music director with the 2027–28 season. Bortolameolli is music director of the Ópera Nacional de Chile and the Filarmónica de Santiago, and artistic partner to Orquesta Filarmónica de Medellín. Recent and upcoming debuts include Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León, Bamberger Symphoniker, Warsaw Philharmonic, Brussels Philharmonic, Dresdner Philharmoniker, Minnesota Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Houston Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Omaha Symphony, and Rochester Philharmonic. Recent opera engagements include Tosca at the Opéra de Paris, Golijov’s Ainadamar at Detroit Opera, Die Zauberflote at Gran Teatre del Liceu, and La Traviata at Macerata Opera Festival. At the Los Angeles Philharmonic, he held fellowship and associate conductor positions. His 2022 appointment as principal conductor of Chile’s National Youth Symphony Orchestra allowed him to share his passion for the performing arts with young people. Born in Viña del Mar, Chile, Bortolameolli holds a Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting from the Yale School of Music, a graduate performance diploma from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, and a conducting diploma from the Universidad de Chile.