DAVID NAVARRO-TURRES
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
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About David

Chilean-Belgian conductor and arranger David Navarro-Turres has been acclaimed for his dynamic performances, versatile conducting style, technical expertise, intensity of his music making and the deep vision of his interpretations. Navarro-Turres has worked with a variety of orchestras and ensembles, earning praise for his ability to bring out the best in musicians.

Music & Artistic Director

Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra (www.bpho.be)

Serenata Vocale

 

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.

GUEST CONDUCTOR

  • Belgian National Orchestra
  • EST-OEST
  • Ensemble Confluences
  • Chamber Orchestra of Chile
  • Pazardjik Symphony Orchestra
  • Commonwealth Symphony Orchestra
  • Antofagasta Symphony Orchestra
  • China Hong Kong Symphony
  • El Sistema Belgium
  • Concepción Symphony Orchestra
  • St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra
  • Symphony Orchestra of the Royal Brussels Conservatory
  • HKU Utrecht Conservatorium Orchestra
  • Brussels Choral Society
  • Bachwerk
  • Euro-Persian Art Ensemble
  • Symphony Orchestra of La Serena

Concerts

19

SEP 2024

“ODYSSEY”

Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra

Cultural Center Auderghem / Brussels
 

19

OCT 2024

“Britten, Haydn and The Requiem for the Living by Dan Forrest “

Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra & BachWerk

Julie Gebhart / Soprano
Maria Vekilova / Organ
St Marc Church – Brussels

20

NOV 2024

“Vivaldi 4 seasons / Lotti / Pärt / Van Nevel and La Misa Criolla by Ramírez”

Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra & Brussels Chamber Choir

Tatiana Samouil / Violin
Osvaldo Navarro-Turres / tenor
Wellington de Santana / baritone
Brussels Cathedral St Michael & St Gudula

29

Nov 2024

Crisantemi by Puccini and the “Grande Messe pour le retour glorieux du Christ”

Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra

Serenata Vocale
Camerata Vocale
La Cambre Abbaye Brussels
 

08

DEC 2024

SNOWMAN / Carnival of the Animals

FairyTales ensemble

Cultural Center Auderghem / Brussels

14

DEC 2024

Adinkra / Bruch Violin concerto and Christmas musical Treats

Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra

Joe Kwok / Violin
St Jacques Bechmans Church Brussels

15

DEC 2024

Brussels Carol Concert

Winter Dreams Orchestra

St Marc Church – Brussels

08

FEB 2025

Schumann Cello Concerto & Mozart 41 Symphony “Jupiter”

Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra

Roger Morelló / Cello
Brussels

05

APR 2025

Verdi’s REQUIEM

Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra & Brussels Choral Society

 

Brussels Cathedral St Michael & St Gudula
 

14

JUN 2025

Mozart / Vaughn-Williams / Brahms

Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra

Saténik Khourdoïan / Violin
Brussels

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