Nataliia Stets – сonductor

Nataliia Stets is a Ukrainian conductor whose professional career spans Ukraine, Europe, and Central America. Her repertoire encompasses music from different periods, ranging from early music to works of the 20th and 21st centuries, and includes both symphonic and operatic projects. From 2023 to 2026, Nataliia served as Conductor and Music Director of the National Philharmonic of Ukraine, combining an active concert schedule with artistic leadership.

She studied conducting at the Ukrainian National Academy of Music in Kyiv, where she trained in the class of Ihor Palkin and also studied under Sviatoslav Lytvynenko and Allin Vlasenko.

In 2023, she won First Prize at the Città di Brescia – Giancarlo Facchinetti International Conducting Competition in Italy, dedicated to music of the 20th and 21st centuries. In 2026, she became a semi-finalist in the Siemens Hallé International Conductors Competition in the United Kingdom.

Nataliia’s international professional experience includes a contract with Theater Bielefeld, as well as work and assistant conducting projects at Oper Graz, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, and Teatro Comunale di Bologna.

As a guest conductor, she has collaborated with Duisburger Philharmoniker, Teatro Coccia di Novara, Elbland Philharmonie Sachsen, Erzgebirgische Theater und Orchester GmbH, the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra of Panama, INSO-Lviv, and other ensembles. Her performances have included appearances at Konzerthaus Berlin and Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. She has also participated in various international festivals and cultural projects.

Ukrainian music holds a special place in Nataliia’s artistic work. She is committed to bringing lesser-known works from the Ukrainian repertoire to light and exploring new interpretations of familiar pieces, combining a research-driven approach with her own artistic vision.