Together with her twin sister Kadri, Ms Tali founded the Nordic Symphony Orchestra in 1997 in order to develop cultural contacts between Estonia and Finland and to unite musicians from around the world. Today, the NSO has members from fifteen countries, bringing together musicians from the world’s leading orchestras.
Born in Estonia, Anu Tali appears regularly with Estonian orchestras and has guest conducted orchestras in Finland, Sweden, Latvia, Slovakia, Austria, Germany, Russia, Japan and the United States. She has recently conducted orchestras including the Japan Philharmonic, Tokyo Philharmonic, Strasbourg Philharmonic, Tyrol Symphony Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen.
In the summer of 2006, she debuted at the Savonlinna Opera Festival with a new production of Carmen and also at the Salzburg Festival with the Mozarteum Orchestra. In 2006/07, she conducts orchestras including the Nashville Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestre National de Lyon, the Munich Chamber Orchestra and the Deutsche Symphony Orchestra Berlin.