Joana Carneiro

Joana Carneiro is a Portuguese conductor recognised internationally for her work in contemporary music, opera and symphonic repertoire. She served as Principal Conductor of the Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa from 2014 to 2022, Artistic Director of the Gulbenkian Youth Orchestra from 2013 to 2024 and Principal Guest Conductor of the Real Filharmonía de Galicia until 2026.

Known For: *The Gospel According to the Other Mary*; *The Handmaid’s Tale*; *Mary, Queen of Scots*
Selected Theatre Credits: *Nixon in China*; *A Flowering Tree*; *Oedipus Rex*
Awards & Nominations: Recipient, Helen M. Thompson Award, 2010; finalist, Maazel-Vilar Conductors’ Competition, 2002; recipient, Commendation of the Order of Prince Henry, 2004
Training: Academia Nacional Superior de Orquestra; Northwestern University, master’s degree in orchestral conducting; doctoral studies at the University of Michigan