Biography

Diego Naser is a Uruguayan-Italian conductor whose career unfolds across Latin America and Europe. Trained as a violinist and violist in Uruguay, Austria and Germany, he began his conducting career in Germany in 2005 and made his professional debut with the Montevideo Philharmonic Orchestra in 2012. That dual formation, from within the orchestra and from the podium, has shaped an artistic identity defined by musical solidity, technical rigour and stylistic breadth.

He has held major artistic leadership positions, including the Music Directorship of Uruguay’s National Symphony Orchestra and the Music and Artistic Directorship of the Boca del Río & Veracruz Philharmonic Orchestra in Mexico. His work encompasses symphonic repertoire, opera, ballet, contemporary music and pedagogy, and is distinguished by high musical standards, intense rehearsal discipline, and a rigorous yet collaborative relationship with orchestras.

As a guest conductor, he has developed an international profile across Latin America, Europe and the Middle East, combining institutional leadership, stage presence and a musical vision of striking consistency. His repertoire ranges from the great Central European canon to contemporary Ibero-American creation, with particular command of the symphonic, choral-orchestral and stage repertoire.

Teaching holds a central place in his artistic activity. He is Professor of Conducting at ESMUC in Barcelona, Visiting Professor at the China Conservatory of Music in Beijing, Guest Professor in El Sistema, Venezuela, and Music Director of the Urtext Contemporary Festival Orchestra in Mexico City. His work brings together interpretive excellence, breadth of repertoire and a steadily expanding international profile.