Ustina Dubitsky

Ustina Dubitsky’s musical talent was evident from an early age. She made her first stage appearance as a member of the children’s choir of the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, while also receiving intensive violin training. As concertmaster of several youth orchestras, she developed her leadership skills through collaborations with renowned conductors, including Mariss Jansons.

In recent seasons, she has conducted a wide range of ensembles, including the Gürzenich-Orchester Köln, Philharmonie Luxembourg, Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música, Orchestre de Paris, Ensemble Modern, Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss, Orchestre national Avignon-Provence, Orchestre national de Cannes, Orchestre Victor Hugo Franche-Comté, Paris Mozart Orchestra, Orchestre de Picardie, Dresdner Philharmonie, Orchestre national de Metz, Les Siècles, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Odense Philharmonic, Ensemble Reflektor, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Luxembourg Philharmonic, Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon, Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, Orchestre de chambre de Paris, Münchner Symphoniker, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and the SWR Symphonieorchester, among many other distinguished ensembles. Deeply committed to nurturing the next generation of musicians, she is also regularly invited to conduct some of the world’s leading youth orchestras.

Highlights of recent seasons include an international tour with cellist Xavier Phillips and Les Siècles, performing a programme of French music in Paris, Antwerp, Geneva, Bern and Zurich, as well as concerts with the Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música and tenor Cyrille Dubois in a programme dedicated to the French repertoire. In May 2026, she made her debut at the Opernhaus Zürich, conducting a new production of Gianni Schicchi.

The 2026/27 season includes engagements with the Kammerakademie Potsdam, Bochumer Symphoniker, Bruckner Orchester Linz, Ensemble Modern, Opéra Orchestre Normandie Rouen, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Nationaltheater-Orchester Mannheim and Münchner Rundfunkorchester.

Following her participation in the 57th International Besançon Conducting Competition, she served as assistant conductor of the Orchestre Victor Hugo Franche-Comté from January 2022 to July 2023 and of the Gürzenich-Orchester Köln from 2022 to 2024. In March 2022, she received the Orchestra Prize and was awarded a two-year fellowship at the La Maestra Academy.

In 2022, she assisted François-Xavier Roth in a new production of Lohengrin at the Bayerische Staatsoper and in The Magic Flute at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées with Les Siècles. In April 2024, she made her conducting debut at the Bayerische Staatsoper with the new double bill Lucrezia / Der Mond.

After completing her music school studies, she began her conducting training in Weimar. She further refined her artistry through masterclasses with Peter Eötvös, David Zinman and Paavo Järvi, among others, before completing her Master’s degree with Prof. Johannes Schlaefli in Zurich in 2021.