Balatsinos becomes chief conductor in L'Aquila
The Greek-Swiss conductor Georgios Balatsinos will take over as Chief Conductor of the Orchestra dell'Istituzione Sinfonica Abruzzese from the 2025/2026 season.
Georgios Balatsinos was Music Director at the Deutsch-Sorbisches Volkstheater Bautzen (Germany) from 2021 to 2024 and Chief Conductor of the Wrocławska Opera in Wrocław (Poland) from 2023 to 2025. He lives with his family in Oberhofen am Thunersee and will continue his many years of artistic and pedagogical work in the region.
The Istituzione Sinfonica Abruzzese (ISA), based in the Ridotto of the Teatro Comunale in L'Aquila, is one of thirteen Italian concert and orchestral institutions (ICO) recognized by the Ministry of Culture with the task of promoting musical activities in their respective areas. It was founded in 1970 and has a permanent professional orchestra. The artistic director is currently Ettore Pellegrino, who succeeded Vittorio Antonellini in 2010.
