Kevin John Edusei

German conductor Kevin John Edusei is sought-after the world over. He is praised repeatedly for the drama and tension that he brings to his music-making, for his attention to detail, sense of architecture, and the fluidity, warmth and insight that he brings to his performances. He is deeply committed to the creative elements of performance, presenting classical music in new formats, cultivating audiences, introducing music by under-represented composers and conducting an eclectic range of repertoire.

Edusei’s 2022/2023 season includes debuts with the Munich Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, BBC Symphony, The Hallé, Utah Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony and National Symphony orchestras amongst others; return engagements include the London Symphony Orchestra, marking Edusei’s Barbican Centre debut, the City of Birmingham Symphony and Baltimore Symphony orchestras.

In recent seasons he has conducted many of the major orchestras across the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Germany and the United States and in 2022 appeared with the Chineke! Orchestra on a Summer festivals tour which included Snape Maltings, Hamburg, Helsinki, the closing concert of the Lucerne Festival and a televised performance of Beethoven IX at the BBC Proms. Edusei is the former Chief Conductor of the Munich Symphony Orchestra and is now the Principal Guest Conductor of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra.

In Autumn 2022, Edusei made his debut with the Royal Opera House conducting La bohème and he will return in 2023/2024. Previously he has conducted at the English National Opera, Semperoper Dresden, Hamburg State Opera, Volksoper Wien and Komische Oper Berlin. During his time as Chief Conductor of Bern Opera House, he led many new productions including Peter Grimes, Salome, Bluebeard’s Castle, Tannhäuser, Tristan und Isolde, Kátya Kábanová and an acclaimed cycle of the Mozart Da-Ponte operas.