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28 November 2020

Dalia Stasevska Wins Royal

Philharmonic Society Conductor Award

According to the RPS, her win is in part due to the "energy and integrity she

has brought to her new association with the BBC Symphony Orchestra"

A graduate of the Sibelius Academy and the Royal Swedish Academy of Music, the
36-year-old Finnish conductor is the Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC
Symphony Orchestra and the designated Chief Conductor of the Lahti Symphony
Orchestra.

The Royal Philharmonic Society Awards, are given annually to musicians nominated
by members of the Society and from those who work in the classical music industry.
The aim of the awards is to "celebrate the quality, impact and ingenuity of the finest
artists and creative forces at work today."

“It is a tremendous honour to receive the Conductor’s Royal Philharmonic Society
Award and an enormous thank you to the RPS," said Dalia Stasevska. "The UK
holds a very special place for me. I feel this award also goes to the BBC Symphony
Orchestra with whom I have started a musical journey as their Principal Guest
Conductor."

“Dalia Stasevska made an instant impression at the 2019 Proms as the BBC
Symphony Orchestra’s new Principal Guest Conductor. She possesses a dynamite
combination of energy and integrity, sure to make this a thrilling collaboration in the
years to come,” the Conductor Award panel said.