About

Barbara Dragan most recently was named Young Associate Conductor at Orchestre National de France . She opened the position at ONF with a recording of new music by Mathieu Lamboley. She’s assisting Cristian Măcelaru, Daniele Gatti, François-Xavier Roth, Andrés Orozco-Estrada and Trevor Pinnock among others.

In the summer 2022 she took part as conducting fellow in Cabrillo New Music Festival in Santa Cruz and Ravinia Festival in Chicago.

In the season 2021/22 she was named Conducting Fellow at the Dallas Opera Hart Institute.
Since April 2021 she has been studying Konzertexamen at Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hamburg with Prof. Ulrich Windfuhr.

Dragan is an award recipient of the Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship (TACF) and the prestigious German DAAD Fellowship. She took part in numerous finals of international conducting competitions such as the Princess Astrid Conducting Competition in Trondheim, the Svetlanov Conducting Competition in Monaco, or German Conductors’ Award in Cologne.

She is a graduate of the Universität der Künste in Berlin and the Frédéric Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. She was born into a Polish family of scientists. She started playing the violin at the age of five. Whilst studying the violin and the oboe, she passed her final exams in advanced mathematics and physics.

She conducted several professional orchestras such as Orchestre National de France, NOSPR Katowice, Kammerakademie Potsdam, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Sinfonietta, WDR Sinfonieorchester, Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, Gürzenich-Orchester Köln,  Bochumer Symphoniker, Magdeburgische Philharmonie, Sinfonietta Cracovia, Festival Orchestra Wien, Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra, Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt, Beethoven’s Academy Orchestra, Brandenburger Symphoniker, Zagreb Chamber Orchestra and Symphoniker Hamburg.

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Event list

  • Sun
    13
    Jan
    2019

    Mozart - Arien from Figaro, Zauberflöte, Cosi, Don Giovanni

    Berlin, Studio Orchester

  • Wed
    23
    Jan
    2019

    Lutoslawski Chain 1

    Berlin, Studio Orchester

  • Sun
    27
    Jan
    2019

    Mozart 35, Brahms 1, Sibelius Violin Konzert

    Berlin, Brandenburger Symphoniker

  • Sun
    10
    Feb
    2019

    Haydn Nelson Mass

    Berlin, Studio Orchestra with Consortium Vocale

  • Mon
    18
    Mar
    2019

    Strauss, Smetana, Strauß

    Strauss Till Eulenspiegel; Smetana Die Moldau; Strauß Zigeunerbaron Ouv

    Bochum, Bochumer Symphoniker

  • Tue
    16
    Apr
    2019

    Mozart , Haydn, Glück

    Mozart Sinfonie Nr 29, Haydn Sinfonie Nr 49, Glück Tanz der Furien aus Orfeo

    Berlin; Kammerakademie Potsdam

  • Wed
    24
    Apr
    2019

    Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 " Italian"

    Berlin, Studio Orchester

  • Fri
    24
    May
    2019

    Schumann Klavierkonzert in a-moll; Beethoven Klavierkonzert Nr 3 in c-moll

    Berlin, Studio Orchester

  • Thu
    06
    Jun
    2019

    Mussorgski/Rimsky, Tchaikowsky, Mozart, Dvorak, Nielsen

    Mussorgski/Rimsky: Nacht auf einem Kahlen Berg; Tchaikowsky: Nussknackersuite Nr 1; Mozart: Zauberflöte Ouvertüre; Dvorak: die Mittagshexe; Nielsen: Aladdin;

    Hradec Kralove Czech Republic, Hradec Kralove Symphony Orchestra

  • Wed
    12
    Jun
    2019

    Copland, Bartok, Dvorak

    Copland Appalachian Spring (Chamber version), Bartok Divertimento, Dvorak Streicherserenade;

    Berlin, Preußisches Kammer Orchester Prenzlau

  • Mon
    24
    Jun
    2019

    La Boheme

    Magdeburg, The Magdeburgische Philharmonie

  • Tue
    02
    Jul
    2019

    Wagner Flying Dutchman 4. Akt

    Theater Cottbus; Staatstheater Cottbus, Orchestra und Chor

  • Thu
    04
    Jul
    2019

    Ravel Tombeau de Couperin; Debussy Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

    Berlin, Studio Orchestra

  • Fri
    12
    Jul
    2019

    Haydn Symphony 6 „Le Matin”

    Berlin, Studio Orchestra

  • Mon
    25
    Nov
    2019

    Tchaikovski – Serenade for strings, Stravinsky – Basel Concerto, Mozart – 39. Symphony

    Berlin, Prenzlauer Kammerorchester

  • Wed
    04
    Dec
    2019
    Thu
    12
    Dec
    2019

    UdK Berlin European Tour

    Blacher Concertante Musik; Bruch 1. Violinkonzert; Tschaikowsky 6. Symphonie

    Berlin, Bochum, Rotterdam, London, Universität der Künste Orchestra

    Cover Conductor to Steven Sloane

  • Mon
    09
    Dec
    2019

    Britten – Simple Symphony, Haydn – Symphony no 85

    Berlin, Prenzlauer Kammerorchester

  • Sat
    14
    Dec
    2019

    Mozart Arias

    Berlin, Studio Orchester

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