David Navarro-Turres is Artistic director of the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra (www.bpho.be) and the Serenata Vocale chamber choir. As a guest conductor, he has appeared with the Belgian National Orchestra, the EST-OUEST ensemble, the Confluences ensemble, El Sistema Belgium orchestra, Brussels Choral Society, Brussels Chamber Choir, The Euro-Persian Art Orchestra, The Chilean Chamber Orchestra, La Serena Symphonic Orchestra, The Symphony Orchestra of Concepción, The Symphony Orchestra of Antofagasta, The China Hong Kong Symphony, the Orchestre Symphonique du Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles, the the HKU Utrecht Conservatory Orchestra, The St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra, Pazardjik Symphony Orchestra and the Caméra Lirica.
Born in Antofagasta, Chile, Mr Navarro-Turres began conducting at the age of fifteen with the Youth Symphony Orchestra at the Liceo Experimental Artístico. He is a graduate of the National Conservatory of the University of Chile and the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. He has won scholarships for conducting masterclasses in Zurich with David Zinman and the Tonhalle Orchestra, in London with Benjamin Zander and the London Masterclass Orchestra, and with Guerassim Voronkov and the St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra
In 2017, he conducted Goran Bregovic’s “Three letters from Sarajevo” at the opening concert of the BALKAN TRAFIK Festival, with the composer on stage. In 2018, he conducted the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra in the Brel Symphonique show, at Forest-National in Brussels, then in Ghent and Antwerp. In 2022, with the Ensemble Confluences, he opened the Festival des Musiques Sacrées at the Festival international de musique contemporaine de Mons (Belgium). He ended 2022 with a tour of the operetta “Bluebeard” in various Belgian towns, recordings with the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra and premiering Belgian composers at least 10 times per year. Reviews from such performances often highlights “his strong leadership on the podium”, “his ability to bring out nuances in complex pieces” and “his commitment to delivering a cohesive and impactful musical experience”.
In 2024 – 2025 he will make his debut with the China Hong Kong Symphony Orchestra and the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra.