Welsh National Opera Appoints New 25 Year Old Associate Conductor

The Welsh National Opera has announced the appointment of 25 year old British conductor Kerem Hasan as their new Associate Conductor

The Welsh National Opera has today announced the appointment of 25 year old British conductor Kerem Hasan as their new Associate Conductor.

A graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, 'Franz Liszt' Music School in Weimar and the Zurich University of Arts, Karem was recently announced as a Finalist at the London Symphony Orchestra ‘Donatella Flick Conducting Competition' - and is a former recipient of the 'Robert J Harth Conducting Prize' at the Aspen Music Festival.

His recent engagements include concerts with the Royal Northern Sinfonia, BBC Scottish Symphony, Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Royal Scottish National Orchestra and the Bern Symphony Orchestra.

Karem's first project will be assisting Italian conductor Carlo Rizzi on the company's production of ‘La Forza del Destino’ in the Spring of 2018.