Dalia Stasevska is a Ukrainian-born Finnish conductor whose appointment as Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra in 2019 marked a watershed moment for women in the podium—the first female conductor and youngest person to hold a titled position at the institution.
Defining moments and milestones
Stasevska's ascent from Finnish conservatory training to the podiums of Europe's most prestigious orchestras represents a rare combination of technical mastery and interpretive vision. Her 2019 appointment as Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra—the first woman and youngest person to hold a titled conducting position at the institution—signaled a decisive shift in the institution's artistic leadership and established her as a major force in contemporary conducting. Since then, she has consolidated that position through award-winning performances across opera and symphony, while maintaining deep artistic roots in both Ukrainian heritage and Nordic musical sensibility.
Tampere Conservatory (violin, composition); Sibelius Academy, Helsinki (violin, viola, conducting, diploma 2012); Royal Swedish Academy of Music, Stockholm (conducting)
Recordings featuring Dalia Staveska in the Society index
Additional recordings will appear here as the catalog expands.