Diego Matheuz is widely recognized as one of the foremost operatic and symphonic conductors to emerge from Venezuela’s El Sistema and has established a significant presence on the international stage. Matheuz has held a number of distinguished positions, including Principal Conductor of Teatro La Fenice, Principal Conductor of the Seiji Ozawa Music Academy Orchestra in Tokyo, and Principal Guest Conductor of the Orchestra Mozart in Bologna, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, and Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela.

Highlights of Matheuz’s 26/27 season include his debut with LA Opera conducting Puccini’s Turandot, debuts with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, the orchestra of La Monnaie, the Orquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid and his return to National Symphony of Ireland as well as gala concerts with Juan Diego Florez in Taipei and Shanghai.

Recent operatic highlights include Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore at Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu, Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia with Opéra National de Paris, Wiener Staatsoper, and Staatsoper Berlin, Bizet’s Carmen with The Metropolitan Opera, Rossini’s Le comte Ory and Il viaggio a Reims with Rossini Opera Festival, Puccini’s Turandot with Tokyo Nikikai Opera Foundation, Puccini’s Madama Butterfly with the Staatsoper Berlin, Rossini’s La Cenerentola with Opéra National de Paris, Verdi’s Aida with Arena di Verona, Verdi’s Rigoletto at the Staatsoper Berlin and Deutsche Oper Berlin, and Rossini’s Guillaume Tell with Theater an der Wien. As Principal Conductor of Teatro La Fenice Matheuz conducted, among others, Verdi’s La traviata and Rigoletto, Stravinsky’s The Rake’s Progress, and Puccini’s La bohème and in Summer 2026 he conducted Massenet’s La Navarraise at the Teatro Massimo di Palermo.

Last season on the symphonic podium Matheuz made his subscription debut with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra as well as debuts with the Copenhagen Philharmonic and the orchestra of the Flanders Opera. In recent seasons he has led two globally broadcast New Year’s Concerts from La Fenice, the ECHO Klassik Gala with the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, and the Deutsche Grammophon 120th Anniversary Gala at Tokyo’s Suntory Hall. He has conducted leading orchestras such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Filharmonica della Scala, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Spanish National, BBC Philharmonic and Philharmonia orchestras.

Deeply committed to education and faithful to his roots in El Sistema, Matheuz has worked extensively with youth orchestras in Venezuela, including the Simón Bolívar Orchestra, with whom he has undertaken extensive international tours. Since 2019, he has co-directed MACH, an educational initiative within the Musica sull’Acqua festival in Colico, Italy, alongside violinist Francesco Senese. The programme offers free training to young musicians from across the globe, combining masterclasses and orchestral experience with guidance from leading players of ensembles such as the Orchestra Mozart, Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra and London Symphony Orchestra.

He lives in Berlin with his family.