In much demand as a guest conductor, Karabits made his North American debut with Houston Symphony in March 2009, followed by appearances in July 2009 with Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, and at the Grant Park and Aspen Festivals. Future appearances in the United States include concerts with the Minnesota Orchestra, and the San Francisco and Indianapolis Symphony Orchestras. He also returns to Japan in autumn 2010 to make his debut with Tokyo Symphony Orchestra.
In Europe, future engagements include a return to the Philharmonia in May 2010 and an appearance at the Bath Mozartfest with the London Philharmonic Orchestra in November 2010. Next summer he will also conduct the Britten-Pears Orchestra as part of the Snape Proms at Aldeburgh. Other highlights include concerts with the SWR-Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, Danish National Symphony Orchestra and the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. He will also make his debut with Bamberger Symphoniker at the Kissinger Sommer Festival with Vadim Repin in June 2010.
As an opera conductor, this season Karabits makes his Opéra National de Lyon debut with Shostakovich's Mosvka Cheryomushki in December 2009, followed by a semi-staged performance of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Mozart and Salieri in May 2010. He will make his debut with English National Opera in autumn 2010.
