Roberto González-Monjas
About this Artist
Highly sought-after as a conductor and violinist, Roberto González-Monjas is rapidly making his mark on the international scene. He has built a strong reputation as a natural music leader, distinguished by his compelling artistic vision, remarkable charisma, boundless energy and enthusiasm, and sharp musical intellect. He is Chief Conductor of the Musikkollegium Winterthur in Switzerland (since August 2021), Music Director of the Galicia Symphony Orchestra in Spain (since August 2023), Chief Conductor of the Mozarteumorchester Salzburg in Austria (since September 2024), and Artistic Director of Iberacademy in Colombia. In addition, Roberto was Principal Guest Conductor of the Belgian National Orchestra between 2022 and 2025, and the Dalasinfoniettan in Sweden named him Honorary Conductor following a four-year tenure as their Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of Dalasinfoniettan between 2019 and 2023.
Highlights of the 2025/26 season include a production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute at the Mozartwoche in Salzburg and Così Fan Tutte at the Zurich Opera House, as well as the world premiere of Edmund Finnis’ Cello Concerto with Sheku Kanneh-Mason and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The season also features an extensive tour the United Kingdom with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia, an Asian tour with the Mozarteumorchester, as well as guest debuts with the Spanish National Symphony Orchestra and the Bamberg Symphony in Germany. Recent highlights of the 2025/26 season include debuts and repeat collaborations with the Hong Kong, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris and Netherlands Chamber Orchestra. This year upcoming are return collaborations with the Oslo Philharmonic in Norway, Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse in France, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Netherlands Philharmonic and Brazilian debut with São Paulo Symphony.
Roberto regularly collaborates with a distinguished roster of singers and instrumentalists including Joyce DiDonato, Ian Bostridge, Yuja Wang, Hilary Hahn, Andreas Ottensamer, Lisa Batiashvili, Fazıl Say, Reinhard Goebel, Thomas Quasthoff, András Schiff, Jan Lisiecki, Yeol Eum Son, and Kit Armstrong.
With conductor Alejandro Posada, Roberto founded the Iberacademy in Colombia. The institution is dedicated to building an efficient and sustainable model of music education in Latin America, with a particular focus on reaching vulnerable segments of the population and supporting exceptionally gifted young musicians.