Anja Bihlmaier has been chief conductor of the Residentie Orkest since August 2021. She made her celebrated debut at the Residentie Orkest in November 2018 with Bernstein, Barber and Dvořák's famous Ninth Symphony "From the New World. This program was broadcast on Radio 4.

Bihlmaier, with a wealth of experience as Kapelmeisterin and Deputy Generalmusikdirektorin at several German opera houses, is considered a rapidly rising star in the international conducting world. Recently, she has conducted the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Tampere Philharmonic, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Orquestra Symfónica de Barcelona, Basque National Orchestra, Gothenburg Symphony, Finnish Radio Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid and the MDR-Sinfonieorchester. Made her Proms debut last summer with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. In recent seasons she has also conducted several opera productions in Vienna (Volksoper), Trondheim and Malmö. Was permanently attached to the opera houses of Kassel and Hannover.

Anja Bihlmaier will remain chief conductor of the Residentie Orkest.

www.anjabihlmaier.de until the summer of 2025.