“Alejandro Cantalapiedra is attracting growing attention as a true architect of sound. Combining charisma with a keen structural understanding of musical works, he brings a highly distinctive character to his interpretations of the symphonic and operatic repertoire.”

Orchestras/Choirs

Conducted Sinfonia Varsovia, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Residentie Orkest, Nederlands Kamerorkest, Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias, Het Ballet Orkest, Orquesta de Camara de Cascais e Oeiras, Varna Symphony Orchestra, among others.

Assistant conductor (2023-2025) of the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra and Dutch National Opera (chief conductor: Lorenzo Viotti)

Assisted Gustavo Gimeno at Teatro Real de Madrid, Vasily Petrenko & Patrick Hahn with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Cornelius Meister with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and Hartmut Haenchen, Sir Mark Elder, Marc Albrecht, Delyana Lazarova, Dalia Stasevska & Alexandre Bloch with the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra & Dutch National Opera.

Founder and former chief conductor of Orquesta Sinfónica de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (2016-2022) and Orquesta JOECOM (2013-2019).

Collaborations with SymfonieOrkest Rijnmond (chief conductor 2024-), VU Orkest, dePhilharmonie Amsterdam, Sweelinck Orkest, Musica den Haag, Toonkunstkoor Amsterdam,…

Awards

First prize in the II International Conducting Competition of Estoril

Semi-finalist Concours de Genève (next round November 2026)

“Alejandro Cantalapiedra is attracting growing attention as a true architect of sound. Combining charisma with a keen structural understanding of musical works, he brings a highly distinctive character to his interpretations of the symphonic and operatic repertoire.”

APC