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DANIELE RUSTIONI

Semantix advises conductor Daniele Rustioni on

Strategy and PR/Communications in the US.

Daniele Rustioni, 42, is one of the most compelling conductors of his generation and a major presence with the leading international orchestras and opera houses.

In September 2025 Rustioni became Principal Guest Conductor of the Metropolitan Opera, only the third in the history of the legendary company. He is Music Director Laureate of the Ulster Orchestra and Conductor Emeritus of the Orchestra della Toscana (Florence). 

Rustioni completed his eighth and final season as Music Director of Opéra National de Lyon at the end of the 2024/25 season. He received the ‘Chevalier des Arts et Lettres’ of the French Republic for his cultural services  and is the first-ever Music Director Emeritus of this institution. He also served as the first-ever Principal Guest Conductor of the Bavarian State Opera.

In recent seasons Rustioni has made many notable debuts including with the London Symphony Orchestra, Met Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, New York Philharmonic, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh Symphony.  

Highlights of the 2025 – 2026 season include debuts with the Dallas Symphony, Orchestre National de France, San Francisco Symphony,Seattle Symphony, and his Cleveland Orchestra subscription debut at Severance Music Center after this debut at the Blossom Music Festival. He also returns to the BBC Symphony, Zurich Opera Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, and Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony.

In 2022, Rustioni received the prestigious “Best Conductor” award from the International Opera Awards. His opera repertoire numbers over 70 works. He has led performances at nearly all of the renowned international opera houses including the Royal Opera House (London), Paris Opera, and Teatro alla Scala. His festival performances have included Aix-en-Provence, BBC Proms and the Salzburg Festival.

Rustioni began his career in 1993 as a member of Teatro alla Scala’s children’s chorus. He continued his studies at Milan’s Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi, Siena’s Accademia Musicale Chigiana, and London’s Royal Academy of Music. He resides in London with his wife violinist Francesca Dego and their daughter.