Lidiya Yankovskaya is a conductor and a fiercely committed advocate for Slavic masterpieces and contemporary works on the leading edge of classical music. She has conducted more than 40 world premieres and 17 operas. Her strength as a visionary collaborator has provided new perspectives on stages and symphonic repertoire from “Carmen” and “Queen of Spades” to the works of Price and Prokofiev.
Her work as music director of the Chicago Opera Theater earned consistent recognition from the Chicago Tribune, which named her Chicagoan of the Year in 2020.
She recently conducted Eugene Onegin at Staatsoper Hamburg, Symphony of Sorrowful Songs and Bluebeard’s Castle at English National Opera, and Don Giovanni at the Seattle Opera. She has appeared with Los Angeles and New York philharmonics and performed with Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas and National Symphony Orchestras.
Yankovskaya, 38, holds a B.A. in music and philosophy from Vassar College, with a focus on piano, voice and conducting. She’s also earned an M.M. in conducting from Boston University.
“As an immigrant, you become very aware of the problems and how we tell history,” Yankovskaya told ArtSpeak. “Not just from before but how we’re shaping the history of today…”
This weekend, she leads the New World Symphony in a special program titled “Veterans Day Concert: A WWII Journey” at the New World Center, located on 500 17th St., Miami Beach, FL 33139. Performances are scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024 at 2 p.m.
Tickets range from $25 to $200 and are required for entry.
For more on Yankovskaya’s interview with ArtSpeak, click here.
