Matthias Pintscher began his studies as a conductor with Peter Eötvös and later focused on composition. He has pursued a successful dual career ever since, with his works performed by orchestras including the Chicago Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Berliner Philharmoniker, and Orchestre de Paris, among many others. The Boulez Ensemble premiered his piano concerto NUR (2019) and beyond II (bridge over troubled water) (2020). In January 2026, he led the world premiere of his opera Das kalte Herz at Berlin’s Staatsoper Unter den Linden, where he previously conducted productions of Wagner’s Lohengrin und Der fliegende Holländer as well as the world premiere of Beat Furrer’s Violetter Schnee. In 2023, Matthias Pintscher concluded a highly successful decade-long tenure as music director of the Paris-based Ensemble intercontemporain, which was founded by Pierre Boulez. In the fall of 2024, he took over the position of music director with the Kansas City Symphony, and since 2020 he has been Creative Partner of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. He was appointed music director of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra in August 2026, taking up the position in the 2027–28 season. Matthias Pintscher previously served as Artist in Association with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Creative Chair for Zurich’s Tonhalle Orchestra, artist in residence with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and, from 2016 to 2018, as principal conductor of the Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra. He has held a professorship for composition at New York’s Juilliard School since 2014.