Gustavo Gimeno’s began his appointment as tenth Music Director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in the 2020-2021 season. Since then, has reinvigorated the artistic profile of the Orchestra by engaging with musicians, audiences, and communities and through his performances of familiar repertoire and today’s freshest sounds, as well as commissioning new works. Gimeno will usher in a bold new beginning for the Orchestra, marking its 101st year this season with major works and an unprecedented number of pieces previously unperformed by the TSO. He shares the stage with Daniil Trifonov, James Ehnes, Emily D’Angelo, Frank Peter Zimmermann, and Jean-Yves Thibaudet, among others.
In February 2024 Gimeno and the TSO released their first commercial recording for Harmonia Mundi, featuring Messiaen’s Turangalîla-Symphonie performed in May 2023 and pursuing Gimeno’s established relation with the label. Gimeno is also Music Director of the Orchestre philharmonique du Luxembourg since 2015, and in 2025 – 2026 begins as Music Director of the Teatro Real in Madrid. As an opera conductor, he has appeared at many of the most renowned houses. He is also in great demand internationally as a guest conductor, with returns this season to the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouworkest, Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, NSO Washington, and Dallas and Cincinnati symphony orchestras.