DAVID STERN
conductor
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Leonard Bernstein / David Stern — Opéra de Massy/ Philharmonie de Paris, January 22, 2026
Fils du violoniste Isaac Stern, le plus français des chefs d’orchestre américains a une passion pour la musique et Paris. Il fête cette année les vingt ans d’Opera Fuoco, sa compagnie lyrique, pépinière de futurs virtuoses.
The Pearl Fishers — Palm Beach Opera, February 2026
Fils du violoniste Isaac Stern, le plus français des chefs d’orchestre américains a une passion pour la musique et Paris. Il fête cette année les vingt ans d’Opera Fuoco, sa compagnie lyrique, pépinière de futurs virtuoses.
Rigoletto — Palm Beach Opera, March 2026
Fils du violoniste Isaac Stern, le plus français des chefs d’orchestre américains a une passion pour la musique et Paris. Il fête cette année les vingt ans d’Opera Fuoco, sa compagnie lyrique, pépinière de futurs virtuoses.
Calendar
BACH/HÄNDEL
BACH QUATTRO STAGIONI
MONTEVERDI – L’Orfeo
Biography
DAVID STERN is an international conductor, creator of original projects, champion of rare works and mentor to tomorrow’s singers. Newly appointed Music Director of the Palm Beach Opera after 10 years of serving as Chief Conductor, he has also been Music Director of the Israel Opera in Tel Aviv, the Opera St Gallen in Switzerland, and previously led the Philharmonie Südwestfalen in Germany. In 2003 he founded Opera Fuoco, the independent, Paris-based opera company, adding to it its much lauded Young Artists program in 2008. The program has since nurtured some of the most important voices in Europe today. The company has just begun a three-year residency at the Paris area Opéra de Massy for bi-annual productions which serve as a platform for young artists to collaborate with renowned or emerging stage directors, choreographers, choruses, and ensembles.
Collaborations
Press
MOZART : La Clémence de Titus
“Musically, the Opera Fuoco Orchestra, masterfully conducted by David Stern, brings vitality and richness to Mozart’s score, while allowing the soloists to express themselves fully in their roles. The vocal interpretation highlights human characters, sometimes tormented, sometimes full of compassion, and the musical direction brings out all the beauty of Mozart’s music without ever falling […]
‘Traviata’ again proves a winner for Palm Beach Opera
“Directed by Music Director David Stern, the Palm Beach Opera Orchestra provided a refined canvas in which the history unfolded. One could appreciate the attention to detail Stern placed in the overture, with a sensitive phrasing that emphasized Verdi’s empathy with the main character. The orchestra was equally effective in the bombastic moments, without ever […]
Palm Beach Opera serves up impassioned singing, sumptuous visuals with “Traviata”
“The orchestra under music director David Stern delivered its usual excellent performance. The violins, in particular, played with transparent accuracy and grace in high passages such as the delicate opening Prelude that could expose intonation problems in less skilled musicians. In passages of classic Verdi drama, such as the gambling scene, the orchestra’s playing crackled […]
