Keri-Lynn Wilson

Conductor

Biography

Canadian Ukrainian conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson’s career as a conductor of opera and symphonic music includes many of the world’s leading opera houses and symphony orchestras. Among the opera companies she has conducted in recent seasons are the Royal Opera House, Paris Opera, the Metropolitan Opera, the Berlin Staatsoper, the Deutsche Oper, and Santa Fe Opera. Orchestras she has conducted recently include the New York Philharmonic, NHK Symphony, the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, the MDR Symphonie-Orchestre and the Bruckner Orchestra of Linz. She is the founder and music director of the highly regarded Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, which formed in response to the Russian invasion, and has toured major cities and festivals in Europe and the United States over the past four summers. In 2024, Maestro Wilson was appointed music director of the Kyiv Camerata, Ukraine’s leading chamber orchestra. Maestro Wilson leads the Kyiv Camerata in concerts both inside and outside of Ukraine.

Contact

Judith Neuhoff
Managing Director

+49 30 166359850
Francesca Condeluci
Associate Director, North America

+1 917 349 1443
Simone Samuel
Managerial Assistant

+49 30 166359858

News

Keri-Lynn Wilson: World-premiere of Mothers of Kherson

On October 16, Keri-Lynn Wilson conducts the world premiere of Maxim Kolomiiets’ Mothers of Kherson at the Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera in Warsaw. The new opera, with a libretto by American playwright George Brant, is a co-production between the Polish National Opera and the Metropolitan Opera, New York.
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Keri-Lynn Wilson: Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra Invincible Tour 2026

Conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson leads the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra on this year’s Summer Tour, the 2026 Invincible Tour, performing across Europe and the United States from 16–26 August 2026. The tour will visit seven major venues: • 16 August – Teatr Wielki, Warsaw • 18 August – St. Paul's Cathedral, London • 19 August – Concertgebouw, Amsterdam • 20 August – Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg • 22 August – National Concert Hall, Dublin • 25 & 26 August – David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, New York The programme is centered around two landmark works: Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 and Verdi's Requiem, performed with acclaimed soloists Ailyn Pérez, Natalie Lewis, René Barbera, and Soloman Howard. The tour also features special performances including Strauss's Four Last Songs with Lise Davidsen, Mahler's Rückert-Lieder with Julia Kleiter, and the return of Maxim Kolomiiets's Suite from The Mothers of Kherson, following its acclaimed 2025 premiere.
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Keri-Lynn Wilson, Olga Kulchynska: Debut at Santa Fe Festival with Eugene Onegin

Olga Kulchynska makes her Santa Fe Opera role and house debut as Tatyana in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, conducted by Keri-Lynn Wilson, who also makes her company debut. Directed by Alessandro Talevi and featuring Mattia Olivieri in the title role, the production runs from 18 July to 19 August 2026, with Wilson conducting performances on 18, 22 and 31 July and 6 August.
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Calendar

16
Oct 2026
Warsaw -  Mothers of Kherson
Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera
18
Oct 2026
Warsaw -  Mothers of Kherson
Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera
23
Oct 2026
Warsaw -  Mothers of Kherson
Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera
25
Oct 2026
Warsaw -  Mothers of Kherson
Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera
27
Oct 2026
Warsaw -  Mothers of Kherson
Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera

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