Teodor Currentzis

Teodor Currentzis is the Founder and Artistic Director of the Utopia Orchestra and Choir, and the Artistic Director of musicAeterna Orchestra and Choir. From 2018 to 2024 he was the Chief Conductor of the SWR Symphony Orchestra. Teodor was born in Greece, where he began studying music. In 1994, he entered St. Petersburg State Conservatory to study under the legendary professor Ilya Musin. Together with his ensembles, Teodor Currentzis regularly tours Europe and the world with performances in numerous prestigious venues including Berlin Philharmonic, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Munich Philharmonic, Philharmonie de Paris, Vienna Konzerthaus, Auditorio Nacional, Baden-Baden Festspielhaus, and La Scala. As an opera conductor, he collaborated with the key figures in modern Western theatre: Robert Wilson, Romeo Castellucci, Peter Sellars, Theodoros Terzopoulos, and others. Their joint productions have been featured on the stages of the Paris Opera, Teatro Real Madrid, Ruhrtriennale, and the opera festival in Aix-en-Provence. Works by Mozart, Mahler, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Rameau, and Stravinsky released by Teodor Currentzis on Sony Classical record label have received numerous international music awards: ECHO Klassik, Edison Klassiek, Japanese Record Academy Award, and BBC Music Magazine’s Opera Award. In 2024, Teodor Currentzis launched his own record label, Theta, in collaboration with Outhere Music.