Elias Peter Brown is a conductor, composer, improviser, and curator, seeking to create meaningful spaces for listening in and out of the concert hall.

In the 2025/26 season Brown makes his conducting debuts with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin), Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Danish Chamber Orchestra (Danmarks Underholdningsorkester) and the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, while continuing his relationship with the Odense Symphony Orchestra. In January 2026 his first album recorded with the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, a spotlight on microtonal orchestral works by Kristupas Bubnelis, will be released on the Music Information Centre Lithuania Label.

Last season saw his debut with Ensemble Modern (Acht Brücken Festival) and twelve concert dates with Odense Symphony Orchestra in his position as assistant conductor, as well as projects at the Salzburg Easter Festival as assistant conductor to Esa-Pekka Salonen and at Washington National Opera as the Solti Opera Residency Fellow.

He was previously a Salonen Fellow at the Colburn School, during which he was closely mentored by Esa-Pekka Salonen and made his debut with the San Francisco Symphony for the Soundbox New Music Series. He also worked as assistant conductor to Salonen with the San Francisco Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, and Ensemble Intercontemporain. In 2021, he won first prize and the orchestra prize in the Korean Conducting Competition, and subsequently had numerous concerts with the Korean National Symphony Orchestra and the Gyeonggi Philharmonic Orchestra.

Deeply committed to new music, Brown has worked with Zafraan Ensemble, Ensemble Musikfabrik, Divertimento Ensemble, Ensemble Garage, and the New European Ensemble. Brown is fascinated by the intersection between artforms and new ways of presenting music. His Master's thesis at Royal Academy of Music explored the theory and practice of concert curation, and was later published in Glissando Magazine. Recent examples of his own curation have included CAVE, a site-specific performance in the Brunel Museum, selected by the Prague Quadrennial 2019; and less than a grain of dust for Yale University Art Gallery.  

Brown completed his studies at Yale University, Royal Academy of Music, and Universität der Künste Berlin, and received additional mentorship and training while a Stipendiat of the German Music Council’s Forum Dirigieren. He has also been a two-time recipient of the Solti Foundation U.S. Career Assistance Award. His teachers have been Esa-Pekka Salonen, Sian Edwards, Harry Curtis, Steven Sloane, and Daniel Boico, and he has participated in masterclasses with David Zinman, Marin Alsop, Mark Stringer, Johannes Schlaefli, and Larry Rachleff.

He is based in Berlin.

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General Management
Maestro Arts


- Rachel Van Walsum rachel@maestroarts.com
- Jordi Martin Mont jordi@maestroarts.com

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Instagram: @eliaspeterbrown


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Recent Highlights

2025-26
Debuts with Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Danish and Lithuanian Chamber Orchestras

2024-25
Odense Symphony Orchestra / Assistant Conductor
Solti Foundation U.S. / Career Assistance Awardee

Ensemble Modern: ACHT BRÜCKEN / Guest Conductor
Salzburg Osterfestspiele: KHOVANSHCHINA / Assistant Conductor to Esa-Pekka Salonen
Washington National Opera: MACBETH / Solti Foundation US Opera Residency, Assistant to Evan Rogister
Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra / Portrait Album Recording with Kristupas Bubnelis for MICL
UdK Berlin / Guest Dozent: CRESCENDO Eröffnungskonzert
Migas Listening Bar - Regular Guest DJ



2023-24
San Francisco Symphony / Salonen Fellow
Colburn School / Negaunee Conducting Program
Deutsche Musikrat / Stipendiat Forum Dirigieren
Solti Foundation U.S. / Career Assistance Awardee

Players of the LA Phil: HISTOIRE DU SOLDAT at BROAD STAGE / Guest Conductor
San Francisco Symphony: SOUNDBOX / Guest Conductor
Ensemble Garage: SPOLETO FESTIVAL / Guest Conductor
Colburn Orchestra: MAHLER SYMPHONY NO. 1 / Guest Conductor
Zafraan Ensemble & New Babylon Ensemble: CELLS / Guest Conductor
Assistant to Esa-Pekka Salonen with Orchestre de Paris, Ensemble Intercontemporain, LA Phil
UdK Berlin / Guest Dozent: MEMORY SYSTEMS / MEMORY SPACES  



2022-23
Korean National Symphony Orchestra / Assistant Conductor
Deutsche Musikrat / Stipendiat Forum Dirigieren

Gyeonggi Philharmonic Orchestra: SEOUL ARTS CENTER SATURDAY CONCERT / Guest Conductor
Severočeská Filharmonie Teplice: MLADÁ PRAHA / Guest Conductor
European Workshop for Contemporary Music: ACHT BRÜCKEN / Assistant Conductor
Electroacoustic work ‘Leave Your Message after the Tone’ released on MICL Label in collaboration with Kristupas Bubnelis and Twenty Fingers Duo
Artist-in-Residence: Hotel Pupik Artists Residency


Education
Universität der Künste Berlin / Advanced Professional Training / 2022
Royal Academy of Music / M.Mus Conducting [Honors] / 2019
Yale University / B.A Music [Honors] / 2017










LIVE       
2026

24 January 2026 | Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Haus des Rundfunks, Berlin, Germany
Thomas ADÈS - Powder Her Face” – Suite No.1 for orchestra 
Dmitri SHOSTAKOVICH - “The Golden Age” – Suite from the ballet op. 22a
George GERSHWIN - “An American in Paris”
and other works

JOCELYN B. SMITH, vocals


21 February 2026 | Danish Chamber Orchestra
Konservatoriets Koncertsal, Copenhagen, Denmark
RO PÅ: Works by Aya Yoshida, Magnus Plejdrup, John Frandsen, Niels
Rønsholdt, SØS Gunver Ryberg, Mads Emil Dreyer, Matias Vestergård,
Arnannguaq Gerstrøm, Teitur, Louise Alenius


2025

13-18 December 2025 | Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Harpa, Reykjavik, Iceland 
Christmas Concerts at the Symphony

22 October 2025 | Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra

GAIDA Festival, Vilnius, Lithuania
Pascal DUSAPIN - Khora
Silvija MILIŪNAITĖ - New work for 2 percussion players and string orchestra  (world premiere)
Kristupas BUBNELIS - Substantia Innominata (world premiere)
Sofia GUBAIDULINA – Introitus

18-19 October 2025 | Odense Symphony Orchestra
Carl Nielsen Hall, Odense, Denmark
Magiske Tage Festival - Fantasy Concert


15 August 2025 | Hollereck Blaskapelle
Naturschutzgebiet Hollereck am Traunsee, Austria
Elias Peter BROWN - Entwurf einer Landschaft (2025, 30’)

30 June - 4 July 2025 | Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra
Vilnius, Lithuania 
Double LP Portrait Recording
Kristupas BUBNELIS, composer


26 June | Odense Symphony Orchestra
Carl Nielsen Hall, Odense, Denmark
A Musical Journey: Works by NIELSEN, PÄRT, RICHTER, PUCCINI, BERNSTEIN, and others
Moderated by Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, former Prime Minister of Denmark


14 June | Odense Symphony Orchestra
Carl Nielsen Hall, Odense, Denmark
Rebecca SAUNDERS - Scar for ensemble ​
Per NØRGARD - Terrains vagues, for orchestra
Pierre BOULEZ - Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna, for orchestra in eight groups

Assistant to PIERRE BLEUSE
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11 May 2025​ | Acht Brücken Festival | Ensemble Modern
Filmforum Cologne, Köln, DE
Liza LIM - The Heart's Ear (1997)
Hilda PARADES - Forbidden Games (2019)             
Carmine Emanuele CELLA - La memoire de l'eau (2014)

1 May | Ensemble Modern

Frankfurt LAB, Frankfurt, DE
Liza LIM - The Heart's Ear (1997)
Hilda PARADES - Forbidden Games (2019)             
Carmine Emanuele CELLA - La memoire de l'eau (2014)
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12 & 21 April | Salzburg Osterfestspiele | Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg, AT
Modest MUSSORGSKY - Khovanshchina
Production SIMON MCBURNEY
Dramaturgy / Advisor GERARD MCBURNEY
Assistant / Cover Conductor to ESA-PEKKA SALONEN
​Co-production with the Metropolitan Opera New York


14 April | Salzburg Osterfestspiele | Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg, AT​​​​
Esa-Pekka SALONEN - Cello Concerto
Jean SIBELIUS - Symphony no. 2 in D major​​
Violoncello SENJA RUMMUKAINEN ​
Assistant / Cover Conductor to ESA-PEKKA SALONEN

13 & 20 April | Salzburg Osterfestspiele | Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus of the Bayerische Rundfunk
Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg, AT
Gustav MAHLER - Symphony no. 2 "Resurrection"​​
Soprano JULIE ROSET
Alto JASMIN WHITE​
Assistant / Cover Conductor to ESA-PEKKA SALONEN

1 February | Odense Symphony Orchestra
Carl Nielsen Hall, Odense, Denmark
​Voices of War — Moderated Concert with Adam Holm
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN - Fidelio Overture
Benjamin BRITTEN - Extracts from War Requiem
Gustav MAHLER - Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen
Steingrimur ROHLOFF - Extracts from War Requiem
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN - Symphony no. 3 "Eroica"
Baritone JOHANNES HELD


23 January | Odense Symphony Orchestra
Carl Nielsen Hall, Odense, Denmark
Alexander BORODIN - Polovitsian dances from Prince Igor
Kaija SAARIAHO - Organ Concerto 
Sergei RACHMANINOFF - Symphony no. 2 in e-minor, op. 27
Organ OLIVIER LATRY
Assistant / Cover Conductor to PIERRE BLEUSE

5, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18 January  | Odense Symphony Orchestra
Carl Nielsen Hall, Odense, Denmark​
New Year's Concerts
Works by BRAHMS, STRAUSS II, LEHAR, GLINKA, H. C. LUMBYE, Carl Michael ZIEHRER, and others
Soprano FREDERIKKE KAMPMANN
Soloist SØREN PILMARK


2024
11, 12 December | Odense Symphony Orchestra
Carl Nielsen Hall, Odense, Denmark
Christmas Carols with Det Fynske Kammerkor 
Soloist JULIE BERTHELSEN

7 December | California All-State CODA Honor Orchestra 
Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, California 
Antonín DVOŘÁK - Selections from Slavonic Dances, op. 46
Reena ESMAIL - Testament from Vishwas (2017) 
Igor STRAVINSKY - The Firebird Suite (1919)


29 November | Odense Symphony Orchestra & Danish Royal Opera Choir
Carl Nielsen Hall, Odense, Denmark
Jean-Frédéric NEUBURGER - Preludes pour cordes
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN - Symphony no. 9
Assistant / Cover Conductor to PIERRE BLEUSE

October-November | Washington National Opera
Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C.
Solti Foundation U.S. Opera Residency Fellowship 
Giuseppe VERDI - Macbeth
Assistant Conductor to EVAN ROGISTER

27 September | Odense Symphony Orchestra
Carl Nielsen Hall, Odense, Denmark
Jean SIBELIUS - En Saga.
Anna THORVALDSDOTTIR - Archora
Carl NIELSEN - Symphony No. 5.

Assistant / Cover Conductor to EVA OLLIKAINEN


20-23 August | Helsinki Festival & Baltic Sea Festival | Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Musiikkitalo & Berwaldhallen
Modest MUSSORGSKY - Khovanshchina (concert version)
Assistant / Cover Conductor to ESA-PEKKA SALONEN

29-30 June | Spoleto Festival dei Due Mondi: Ensemble Garage
Sala Pegasus, Spoleto, IT / Vapore D'Estate, Milan, IT
Baldwin GIANG - Scenes from the Post-Diaspora


5-6 April | San Francisco Symphony
Davies Hall, San Francisco: SoundBox New Music Series
Max RICHTER - Four Seasons Recomposed (extracts)
Antonio VIVALDI - The Four Seasons (extracts)
Philip GLASS - Glassworks
Curator CAROL RILEY


26 March | Colburn Chamber Players
Zipper Hall, Los Angeles
György LIGETI - Melodien
William MARSEY - Why Do You Grieve [US Premiere]
Claude DEBUSSY (orch. Gale) - La Mer

15 February | Orchestre de Paris & Ensemble Intercontemporain
Paris Philharmonie, FR
Jean SIBELIUS - The Oceanides
Kaija SAARIAHO - Notes on Light
Magnus LINDBERG - Kraft
Violoncello ANSSI KARTTUNEN
Assistant / Cover Conductor to ESA-PEKKA SALONEN

9 February | Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken-Kaiserslautern
Großen Sendesaal des Saarländischen Rundfunks, Saarbrücken, DE
Eun-Hwa CHO - Jouissance de la Différence II
Johannes SCHÖLLHORN - éste que ves (2016)
Arnold SCHÖNBERG - Piano Concerto op. 42
Stanislaw SKROWACZEWSKI - Music at Night
Dirigierwerkstatt and Concert supported by Forum Dirigieren des Deutschen Musikrates


31 January - 1 February | Orchestre de Paris
Paris Philharmonie
Claude DEBUSSY - Images
Claude DEBUSSY - Fantasie for Piano & Orchestra
Igor STRAVINSKY-STUCKY - Les Noces
Assistant/Cover Conductor to ESA-PEKKA SALONEN

28 January | Colburn Orchestra
The Soraya, Northridge, CA
Karl GOLDMARK - Violin Concerto in A minor
Gustav MAHLER - Symphony no. 1 in D Major
Violin EZRA SHCOLNIK

15 January | Coburg Landestheater
Globe Theater, Coburg, DE
Heitor VILLA-LOBOS - Sinfonietta No. 1 "In Memoriam Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart"
Max REGER - Mozart-Variations op. 132
W.A. MOZART - Symphony no. 40 in g-minor KV 550





W.A. MOZART: Zauberflöte Overture
Claude DEBUSSY: La Mer: II. Jeux de vagues
Isabella GELLIS: What Shall We Do [2023]
Gustav MAHLER: Symphony no. 4 [arr. Simon]