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Diego Matheuz
From: Barquisimeto, Venezuela.
Diego Matheuz is widely recognized as one of the foremost operatic and symphonic conductors to emerge from Venezuela’s El Sistema and has established a significant presence on the international stage. Matheuz has held a number of distinguished positions, including Principal Conductor of Teatro La Fenice, Principal Conductor of the Seiji Ozawa Music Academy Orchestra in Tokyo, and Principal Guest Conductor of the Orchestra Mozart in Bologna, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, and Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela. Highlights of the 2025/26 season include his subscription debut with the New York Philharmonic and returns to Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu for Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore and to Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari for Verdi’s Don Carlo.
Recent operatic highlights include Rossini’s The Barber of Seville with Opéra National de Paris, Vienna Staatsoper, and Staatsoper Berlin, Bizet’s Carmen with the Metropolitan Opera, Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore with Ópera Nacional de Chile, Rossini’s Le Comte Ory and Il Viaggio a Reims with the Rossini Opera Festival, Puccini’s Turandot with Tokyo Nikikai Opera Foundation, Puccini’s Madama Butterfly with the Staatsoper Berlin, Rossini’s La Cenerentola with Opéra National de Paris, Verdi’s Aida with Arena di Verona, Verdi’s Rigoletto at the Staatsoper Berlin and Deutsche Oper Berlin, and Rossini’s Guillaume Tell with Theater an der Wien. As Principal Conductor of Teatro La Fenice Matheuz conducted, among others, Verdi’s La Traviata and Rigoletto, Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress, and Puccini’s La Bohème.
On the symphonic podium he has led two globally broadcast New Year’s concerts from La Fenice, the ECHO Klassik Gala with the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, and the Deutsche Grammophon 120th anniversary gala at Tokyo’s Suntory Hall. He has conducted leading orchestras such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Filharmonica della Scala, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Spanish National Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic, and Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.
Deeply committed to education and faithful to his roots in El Sistema, Matheuz has worked extensively with youth orchestras in Venezuela, including the Simón Bolívar Orchestra, with whom he has undertaken extensive international tours. Since 2019, he has co-directed MACH, an educational initiative within the Musica sull’Acqua festival in Colico, Italy, alongside violinist Francesco Senese. The programme offers free training to young musicians from across the globe, combining masterclasses and orchestral experience with guidance from leading players of ensembles such as the Orchestra Mozart, Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra and London Symphony Orchestra.
He lives in Berlin with his family. Learn more at DiegoMatheuz.com.
Diego Matheuz is widely recognized as one of the foremost operatic and symphonic conductors to emerge from Venezuela’s El Sistema and has established a significant presence on the international stage. Matheuz has held a number of distinguished positions, including Principal Conductor of Teatro La Fenice, Principal Conductor of the Seiji Ozawa Music Academy Orchestra in Tokyo, and Principal Guest Conductor of the Orchestra Mozart in Bologna, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, and Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela. Highlights of the 2025/26 season include his subscription debut with the New York Philharmonic and returns to Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu for Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore and to Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari for Verdi’s Don Carlo.
Recent operatic highlights include Rossini’s The Barber of Seville with Opéra National de Paris, Vienna Staatsoper, and Staatsoper Berlin, Bizet’s Carmen with the Metropolitan Opera, Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore with Ópera Nacional de Chile, Rossini’s Le Comte Ory and Il Viaggio a Reims with the Rossini Opera Festival, Puccini’s Turandot with Tokyo Nikikai Opera Foundation, Puccini’s Madama Butterfly with the Staatsoper Berlin, Rossini’s La Cenerentola with Opéra National de Paris, Verdi’s Aida with Arena di Verona, Verdi’s Rigoletto at the Staatsoper Berlin and Deutsche Oper Berlin, and Rossini’s Guillaume Tell with Theater an der Wien. As Principal Conductor of Teatro La Fenice Matheuz conducted, among others, Verdi’s La Traviata and Rigoletto, Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress, and Puccini’s La Bohème.
On the symphonic podium he has led two globally broadcast New Year’s concerts from La Fenice, the ECHO Klassik Gala with the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, and the Deutsche Grammophon 120th anniversary gala at Tokyo’s Suntory Hall. He has conducted leading orchestras such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Filharmonica della Scala, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, Spanish National Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic, and Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.
Deeply committed to education and faithful to his roots in El Sistema, Matheuz has worked extensively with youth orchestras in Venezuela, including the Simón Bolívar Orchestra, with whom he has undertaken extensive international tours. Since 2019, he has co-directed MACH, an educational initiative within the Musica sull’Acqua festival in Colico, Italy, alongside violinist Francesco Senese. The programme offers free training to young musicians from across the globe, combining masterclasses and orchestral experience with guidance from leading players of ensembles such as the Orchestra Mozart, Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra and London Symphony Orchestra.
He lives in Berlin with his family. Learn more at DiegoMatheuz.com.