Sir Mark Elder
Music Director
Sir Mark Elder was Music Director of the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester from 2000 to 2024, where he now holds the title of Conductor Emeritus. Since September 2025, he has served as Music Director of the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía. He has also been Principal Guest Conductor of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra since 2022.
Previously, he led English National Opera (1979–1993) and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (1989–1994).
He conducts some of the world's leading orchestras, including the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Berlin Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, and the Boston, Chicago and London Symphony Orchestras.
In the operatic world, he is a frequent guest at prestigious venues such as Covent Garden, the Paris Opera, the Metropolitan Opera and the Glyndebourne Festival. He was also the first English conductor to lead a new production at the Bayreuth Festival.
His extensive discography encompasses works by composers ranging from Verdi and Strauss to Wagner.
