“Watching Polina Lebedieva conduct has a peculiar effect. One sometimes forgets to listen, sees only the radiantly friendly face, the stick in her right hand stubbornly settings the beat. With her left hand she models sound, plucks the timpani out of the overall structure, forms gentle waves for the floating sounds.”
Egbert Tholl, Süddeutsche Zeitung, 16 July 2023
News
Polina joins Opéra national de Paris
From September 2026, Polina will serve as Conductor in Residence at the Académie de Opéra national de Paris, one of the world's leading opera houses, under a two-year appointment.
Award Recipient 2026-2028 Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship
Polina has been named an Award Recipient of the Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship (TACF) for 2026–2028. TACF is a prestigious program designed to mentor, support, and promote women conductors in the field of classical music, helping them advance their professional careers.
Upcoming concerts
Orchestre national des Pays de la Loire
Concert for Double Bass
27, 28, 29 November 2026
Join the ONPL for a captivating programme featuring music by Fanny Mendelssohn, Giovanni Bottesini, and Georges Bizet.
Discover Fanny Mendelssohn’s delicate Overture in C, Bottesini’s dazzling Second Double Bass Concerto, performed by ONPL principal double bassist Andrès Fernandez Subiela, and Bizet’s elegant and luminous Symphony in C.
Pays de la Loire, France
