Artistic Director Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra (www.bpho.be) & Serenata Vocale
(chamber choir)

David Navarro-Turres is the Artistic Director of the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra (www.bpho.be) and the Serenata Vocale chamber choir. As a guest conductor, he has appeared with numerous ensembles and orchestras, including the Belgian National Orchestra, EST-OUEST Ensemble, Confluences Ensemble, El Sistema Belgium Orchestra, Brussels Choral Society, BachWerk, Brussels Chamber Choir, Euro-Persian Art Orchestra, Chilean Chamber Orchestra, La Serena Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra of Concepción and Antofagasta, the China Hong Kong Symphony, Orchestre Symphonique du Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles, HKU Utrecht Conservatory Orchestra, St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra, Pazardjik Symphony Orchestra, Caméra Lirica, and most recently on a successful tour to China with the Wien Akustik Symphony.

Born in Antofagasta, Chile, Navarro-Turres began conducting at the age of fifteen with the Youth Symphony Orchestra of 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 received scholarships to attend prestigious conducting masterclasses in Zurich with David Zinman and the Tonhalle Orchestra, in London with Benjamin Zander and the London Masterclass Orchestra, and in Russia with Guerassim Voronkov and the St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra.

In 2017, he conducted Goran Bregović’s Three Letters from Sarajevo at the opening concert of the Balkan Trafik Festival, with the composer performing on stage. In 2018, he led the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra in Brel Symphonique at Forest National in Brussels, as well as in Ghent and Antwerp. In 2022, he opened the Festival des Musiques Sacrées at the Festival international de musique contemporaine de Mons (Belgium) with the Ensemble Confluences. He closed the year with a national tour of the operetta Bluebeard, new recordings with the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra, and the world premieres of Belgian composers’ works—averaging at least ten premieres annually.

His performances are frequently praised for “strong leadership on the podium,” “the ability to draw out subtle nuances from complex works,” and “a commitment to delivering a cohesive and impactful musical experience.”

In November 2025, he will make his debut with the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra.