Ainārs Rubiķis took up his position as Music Director of the Komische Oper Berlin at the start of the 2018/19 season. Latvian-born, he came to international attention as winner of the 2010 Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition. The following year, he was recipient of the second Nestlé and Salzburg Festival Young Conductors Award and subsequently conducted the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester at the Salzburger Festspiele. He served as Music Director and Chief Conductor of Novosibirsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre from 2012 to 2014, and was awarded a prestigious Golden Mask Award as “Best Conductor” for the Company’s new production of Bernstein’s Mass. In 2020, Ainars was awarded his second ‘Best Conductor’ Golden Mask Award for his performances of Rusalka with the Bolshoi Theatre. Hi
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5. Sinfoniekonzert, Saint-SaënsHoneggerLang, Bernhard
Staatsoper StuttgartConductor
View program, cast and crew4. Symphoniekonzert, DebussyStraussTchaikovsky, P. I.
Tiroler LandestheaterConductor
View program, cast and crewPoulenc : Concerto pour 2 pianos « Grandeur et Élégance », PoulencBruckner
Opéra de MassyConductor
View program, cast and crewGrandeur et élégance, JärventaustaPoulencBruckner
Orchestre National d'Île de FranceConductor
View program, cast and crewRêves d’hiver, VasksKorngoldTchaikovsky, P. I.
Opéra Orchestre National de MontpellierConductor
View program, cast and crewGrand Concert Of Latvian Symphonic Music, Mediņš, JānisKarlsons
Latvian National Symphony OrchestraConductor
View program, cast and crew5. Sinfoniekonzert, Saint-SaënsHoneggerLang, Bernhard
Staatsoper StuttgartConductor
View program, cast and crew4. Symphoniekonzert, DebussyStraussTchaikovsky, P. I.
Tiroler LandestheaterConductor
View program, cast and crewGrandeur et élégance, JärventaustaPoulencBruckner
Orchestre National d'Île de FranceConductor
View program, cast and crewRêves d’hiver, VasksKorngoldTchaikovsky, P. I.
Opéra Orchestre National de MontpellierConductor
View program, cast and crewGrand Concert Of Latvian Symphonic Music, Mediņš, JānisKarlsons
Latvian National Symphony OrchestraConductor
View program, cast and crew7. Sinfoniekonzert, WebernStraussBeethoven
Staatstheater KasselConductor
View program, cast and crew7. Sinfoniekonzert: Momentaufnahmen, MussorgskyGlazunov, A.Ravel
Staatsoper HannoverConductor
View program, cast and crewConcerto for Birds and Orchestra, RautavaaraHerdzinBeethoven
National Forum of MusicConductor
View program, cast and crewSymfonia Losu, RautavaaraBeethovenVarious
National Forum of MusicConductor
View program, cast and crewAinārs Rubiķis took up his position as Music Director of the Komische Oper Berlin at the start of the 2018/19 season. Latvian-born, he came to international attention as winner of the 2010 Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition. The following year, he was recipient of the second Nestlé and Salzburg Festival Young Conductors Award and subsequently conducted the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester at the Salzburger Festspiele. He served as Music Director and Chief Conductor of Novosibirsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre from 2012 to 2014, and was awarded a prestigious Golden Mask Award as “Best Conductor” for the Company’s new production of Bernstein’s Mass. In 2020, Ainars was awarded his second ‘Best Conductor’ Golden Mask Award for his performances of Rusalka with the Bolshoi Theatre. Hi