Aurel Dawidiuk

General Music Director: Bochumer Symphoniker

Described in the Hamburger Abendblatt as “a new star in the firmament of conductors”, Aurel Dawidiuk’s swift ascendance makes him one of classical music’s most promising talents. In 2026/27, he starts his tenure as General Music Director of Bochumer Symphoniker.

Highlights of the 2026/2027 season as guest conductor include his return with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Dresdner Philharmonie, Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen and NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover, as well as début appearances with Konzerthaus Orchester Berlin, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, and Rotterdam Philharmonic, among others.

Dawidiuk’s recent guest-conducting engagements include appearances with Bamberg Symphony, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony. In 2024/25 and 2025/26, Dawidiuk was the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra’s first ever Bernard Haitink Associate Conductor.

As an organist, in Spring 2026, Dawidiuk embarked on an organ recital tour performing at the Tonhalle Zürich, Wiener Konzerthaus, Kölner Philharmonie, and Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid, to be followed on the current season by his appearances at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg and the KKL Lucerne.

Born in Hannover, Aurel Dawidiuk studied conducting with Johannes Schlaefli and Christoph-Mathias Mueller at the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste, as well as Organ with Martin Sander and Piano with Till Fellner. Dawidiuk is winner of numerous international awards and prizes.