Appointment of Nathalie Stutzmann as Artistic and Musical Director of the OPMC
Introduction
On Wednesday 10 December 2025 at 3:00 pm, at a press conference open to the public, H.S.H. the Princess of Hanover, President of the Board of Directors of the Monte‑Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra (OPMC), announced the appointment of Nathalie Stutzmann as Artistic and Musical Director for a term of 4 years, effective 1 September 2026.
This appointment is the culmination of a long‑standing collaboration between Nathalie Stutzmann and the OPMC, which she has conducted on numerous occasions, both in the operatic realm, notably in 2014 with "L'Elixir d'Amour" and in 2017 with Tannhäuser , and in the symphonic realm during recent seasons.
In 2014, Nathalie Stutzmann was promoted to the rank of officer in the Order of Cultural Merit of the Principality of Monaco. Nathalie Stutzmann succeeds Kazuki Yamada, Artistic and Musical Director of the OPMC since 2016 whose contract ends in August 2026. She will become the 19th Artistic and Musical Director of the OPMC since its founding in 1856 and the first woman to hold this position.
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