Leo Hussain

Leo Hussain (born 1978) is a British conductor, known for his wide-ranging repertoire and insightful programming. Following tenures as music director of the Opéra de Rouen and the Salzburger Landestheater, he has worked freelance conducting major orchestras and opera houses in Europe, and is Principal Guest Conductor of the George Enescu Philharmonic. His opera performances have included Bizet's Carmen at the Bavarian State Opera, Korngold's Die tote Stadt at the Théâtre du Capitole, and Weinberg's Die Passagierin at the Oper Frankfurt. He has also conducted outside Europe, for example Capriccio by Richard Strauss at the Santa Fe Opera, as well as concerts in Japan, Australia, New Zealand and the USA.