Nicholas Milton is renowned for his charismatic stage presence, compelling musical integrity and powerful interpretations of the symphonic and opera repertoire. The GRAMMY® nominated Australian conductor is currently in his third season as Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the multi award-winning Göttingen Symphony Orchestra. Guest engagements include appearances with leading orchestras in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, England, Hungary, France, Spain, the Netherlands and Asia.
Nicholas Milton was General Music Director of the Saarländisches Staatstheater and regularly conducts productions in Berlin, Vienna (Volksoper), Linz and Innsbruck. In the current season, he returns to the Deutsche Oper Berlin to conduct Tosca and Don Giovanni, and for Opera Australia, La Bohème, Madama Butterfly and Die Zauberflöte at the Sydney Opera House.
Appointed as the youngest ever concertmaster of a major Australian orchestra, Milton was named a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for Significant Service to the Arts as Musician, Conductor and Artistic Director.
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Johannes Fritzsch has enjoyed a prestigious international career spanning 30 years, having accepted his first position as a conductor at the age of 22. He is currently Chief Conductor of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. From 2006 until this year he held the position of Chief Conductor of the Oper Graz, Grazer Philharmonisches Orchester (Austria). Prior
 to his appointment in Graz, Johannes held the position of Chief Conductor of the Staatsoper Nürnberg. From 1993 until 1999, he was Chief Conductor of the Städtische Bühnen and the Philharmonic Orchestra in Freiburg, enjoying widespread acclaim.
In addition to his work as Chief Conductor of the above-mentioned ensembles, Johannes has enjoyed accepting invitations to perform with many great orchestras throughout the world. These include: Hamburger Sinfoniker, Düsseldorfer Sinfoniker, Philharmonie Essen, Nationaltheater-Orchester Mannheim, Staatskapelle Schwerin, Berliner Sinfonie Orchester, Staatskapelle Dresden, Norddeutsche Philharmonie Rostock, Staatsorchester Halle, Swedish Radio Orchestra, Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique Strassbourg, Orchestre National de Montpellier, Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Hongkong Philharmonic Orchestra, Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra. Within Australia, Johannes has conducted the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Western Australian Symphony Orchestra and Opera Victoria.

British conductor Christopher Seaman has an international reputation for inspirational music making. With a long and distinguished career in the US, Christopher was Music Director of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra until 2011 and was subsequently named Conductor Laureate.
Other key positions have included Music Director of the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor-in-Residence with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Artistic Advisor of the San Antonio Symphony, and Principal Conductor of both the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Northern Sinfonia.
As a recording artist Christopher has worked with the Royal Philharmonic and the Philharmonia orchestras amongst others, and his recordings with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra have received great critical acclaim.

British conductor Christopher Seaman has an international reputation for inspirational music making. With a long and distinguished career in the US, Christopher was Music Director of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra until 2011 and was subsequently named Conductor Laureate.
Other key positions have included Music Director of the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra, Conductor-in-Residence with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Artistic Advisor of the San Antonio Symphony, and Principal Conductor of both the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Northern Sinfonia.
As a recording artist Christopher has worked with the Royal Philharmonic and the Philharmonia orchestras amongst others, and his recordings with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra have received great critical acclaim.

Verbitsky was born in Leningrad (St.Petersburg) and graduated from that city's famous Conservatoire. Following hiss graduation, he studied with Yevgeny Mravinsky, the renowned Chief Conductor of the Leningrad Philharmonic (who took the closest interest in his musical development). Vladimir Verbitsky regularly conducts the major Moscow and St.Petersburg orchestras, as well as continuing his long association with the Voronezh Philharmonic, of which he has been Chief Conductor and Music Director since 1972. During the period 1982-1984 he worked as Chief Conductor of the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava. As Guest Conductor on many international tours of Yevgeny Svetlanov' s USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Verbitsky conducted this mighty orchestra in France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Turkey, Canada, USA, South America, Japan and Hong Kong. He was introduced to Australian and New Zealand audiences in 1986, when he achieved a remarkable personal success as Guest Conductor -on the USSR State Symphony Orchestra' s historic first Australasian tour. At the end of this tour he was invited to be Music Director of the State Orchestra of Victoria in Melbourne. After twelve years his unique collaboration with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, from 1987-1991 as a Guest Conductor and from 1992-1997 as the orchestra's Principal Guest Conductor, he was appointed Conductor Laureate in 1997.