Lena-Lisa
Wüstendörfer

Lena-Lisa Wüstendörfer is the Music Director of the Swiss Orchestra, which performs a large part of the symphonic program as the orchestra in residence. She is known for her innovative concert programs that venture off the beaten path, inspiring audiences to explore new musical experiences. Since 2022, she has also been the artistic director of ANDERMATT MUSIC, overseeing the concert operations of the Andermatt Concert Hall.

Born in Zurich in 1983, Wüstendörfer studied violin and conducting at the Hochschule für Musik der Stadt Basel, as well as musicology and economics at the University of Basel. She furthered her conducting studies with Sylvia Caduff and Sir Roger Norrington and served as assistant conductor to Claudio Abbado. Her monograph “Klingender Zeitgeist” on Mahler’s Fourth Symphony was published in June 2019 and was reviewed as a “groundbreaking” and “highly stimulating pioneering work”.

Holding a doctorate in musicology, she is a pioneer in uncovering and promoting the works of lesser-known Swiss classical and romantic composers. Engagements as a guest conductor have taken Lena-Lisa Wüstendörfer to renowned orchestras such as the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra, Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra, Musikkollegium Winterthur, Filharmonia Pomorska, Camerata Schweiz, Basel Sinfonietta, Sinfonietta Bern, Sinfonietta de Lausanne, Sinfonietta Cracovia, the Bern Symphony Orchestra, Ensemble Corund Lucerne, Orchestra of Europe, Zakhar Bron Festival Orchestra, Copenhagen Philharmonic and the Odense Symphony Orchestra. In 2024, she made her debut at the Metz Opera with Richard Strauss’ “Salome”.