Alain Altinoglu regularly conducts such distinguished orchestras as Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Philharmoniker, Czech Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Philharmoniker, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, as well as all the major Parisian orchestras.

A regular guest at the world’s leading opera houses, Altinoglu appears at Metropolitan Opera New York, Royal Opera House London Covent Garden, Teatro alla Scala, Wiener Staatsoper, Opernhaus Zürich, the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin, Bayerische Staatsoper München, and all three opera houses in Paris. He has also appeared at the festivals in Bayreuth, Salzburg, Orange, and Aix-en-Provence.

Alongside his conducting, Altinoglu maintains a strong affinity with the Lied repertoire and regularly performs with his wife, mezzo-soprano Nora Gubisch. Altinoglu has released audio recordings for Deutsche Grammophon, Alpha Classics, Naïve, Pentatone, and Cascavelle. DVD productions of Honegger’s ‘Jeanne d’Arc au bûcher’ (Accord), Wagner’s ‘Der fliegende Holländer’ (DG), ‘The Golden Cockerel’, ‘Iolanta’, ‘The Nutcracker’, ‘Pelléas et Mélisande’ (BelAirClassiques) have also been released to critical acclaim. With the Frankfurt Radio Symphony, he is currently recording the complete cycle of Shostakovich's symphonies for Alpha Classics.

Born in Paris, Alain Altinoglu studied at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris where he is now Professor of Conducting.

SEASON 2026 / 2027