Barbara Dragan is an accomplished conductor with an already diverse and successful international career leading such prestigious orchestras as Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre National de France, RTVE Orquesta y Coro Madrid, Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Tonkünstler Orchester, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Musikkollegium Winterthur, Orchestre National de Bordeaux Aquitaine, NOSPR Katowice. A former Young Associate Conductor at Orchestre National de France working closely with Cristian Macelaru, she is mentored by Sir Roger Norrington, Kazuki Yamada, Trevor Pinnock and Marin Alsop and is an award recipient of the Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship (TACF). In 2024 Barbara conducted the pre-recordings for the entire Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympics with both Orchestre de Paris and Orchestre National de France. The part of the recording featuring Gojira and Marina Viotti won a GRAMMY Award in 2025.