Schedule
More dates TBA
2024-2025 Schedule
Opera National du Rhin
June 17,19,20,22,23,24
July 5,6
Bassem Akiki, Conductor
Matthew Straw, Assistant Conductor
Barrie Kosky, Director
Sondheim: Sweeney Todd
Co-production with Komische Opera Berlin and Finnish National Opera
Opera National du Rhin
May 11,13,15,18,20
June 1,3
Thomas Rösner, Conductor
Matthew Straw, Assistant Conductor
Pierre-André Weitz, Director
Lehar: Giuditta
Opera National du Rhin
March 24,26,28,30
April 2,4,6,16,27,29|
Christoph Koncz, Conductor
Matthew Straw, Assistant Conductor
Amelie Niermeyer, Director
Verdi: La Traviata
Co-production with Opera Dijon
Opera de Reims/Opera National du Rhin:
February 28
March 1
Matthew Straw, Conductor
Lotte de Beer, Director
Offenbach: Les Contes d’Hoffmann
Co-production with Opera Comique, Opera de Reims, and Volksoper
Opera National du Rhin
January 20,23,26,28,30
February 7,9
Pierre Dumoussaud, Conductor
Matthew Straw, Assistant Conductor
Lotte de Beer, Director
Offenbach: Les Contes d’Hoffmann
Co-production with Opera Comique, Opera de Reims, and Volksoper
Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg
November 13
Matthew Straw, Conductor
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings
Faure: Pavane
Saint-Saens: Romance pour Cor et Orchestre
Rautavaara: The Fiddlers
Boccherini: Symphony No. 4 (Casa del Diavolo)
Opera National du Rhin
November 6,8,10,13,22,24
Christopher Moulds, Conductor
Matthew Straw, Assistant Conductor
Jetske Mijnssen, Director
Handel: Ariodante
Co-production with Royal Ballet and Opera, Covent Garden
2023-2024 Schedule
Utah Symphony
July 24
Matthew Straw, Conductor
Strauss: Serenade for Winds
Holst: Lyric Movement for Solo Viola and Orchestra
Hindemith: Kammermusik No. 5 for Solo Viola and Orchestra
Schoenberg: Verklarte Nacht
World Youth Symphony Orchestra at Interlochen
July 14
Matthew Straw, Conductor
Beethoven: Egmont Overture
Bobby Ge: Sighting the Swallow
Debussy: La Mer
Utah Symphony
July 1
Matthew Straw, Conductor
Bizet: Carmen Suites No. 1 and 2
Williams: Star Wars: Suite for Orchestra
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 (From the New World)
Utah Symphony
June 28-29
Conner Gray Covington, Conductor
Matthew Straw, Assistant Conductor
Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition Final Rounds (repertoire TBD)
Utah Symphony
June 25, 26
Matthew Straw, Conductor
Rossini: Overture to William Tell
Marquez: Danzon No. 2
Lopez: Techno from Fiesta!
Bernstein: Overture to West Side Story
Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 1 and 2 (Selections)
Williams: Star Wars: Suite for Orchestra
Dvorak: Movements 2 and 4 from Symphony No. 9 (From the New World)
Utah Symphony
June 17
Matthew Straw, Conductor
Rossini: Overture to William Tell
Marquez: Danzon No. 2
Lopez: Techno from Fiesta!
Rogers & Hammerstein: Selections for Orchestra from The Sound of Music
Williams: Overture from The Cowboys
Williams: Star Wars: Suite for Orchestra
Dvorak: Movements 2 and 4 from Symphony No. 9 (From the New World)
Utah Symphony
June 20-22
Conner Gray Covington, Conductor
Matthew Straw, Assistant Conductor
John Powell: How To Train Your Dragon
Utah Symphony
May 24, 25
Giancarlo Guerrero, Conductor
Matthew Straw, Assistant Conductor
Jennifer Higdon: Fanfare Ritmico
Arturo Márquez: Fandango
(Anne Akiko Meyers, Violin)
Copland: Symphony No. 3
Utah Symphony
May 21
Matthew Straw, Conductor
”Side by Side”
Selections from Dvorak Symphony No. 9 and Tchaikovsky Swan Lake Suite
Utah Symphony
May 17, 18
Delyana Lazarova, Conductor
Matthew Straw, Assistant Conductor
Lotta Wennäkoski: Hava
Ravel: Shéhérazade
(Wendy Bryn Harmer, Soprano)
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 3
Utah Symphony
April 26, 27
Aziz Shokhakimov, Conductor
Matthew Straw, Assistant Conductor
Polina Nazaykinskaya: Winter Bells
Ravel: Concerto in G Major for Piano and Orchestra
(Ingrid Fliter, Piano)
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Selections
Utah Symphony
April 18, 19
David Robertson, Conductor
Matthew Straw, Assistant Conductor
Hendrix: Foxy Lady
Various: Falling Through Time
James Moore: Sleep is Shattered
Steven Mackey: Commission
Leo Brouwer: Beatlerianas (7 Songs After The Beatles) Daniele Gottardo: Concertino for Guitar and Orchestra
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra (Jiji)
Zappa: G-Spot Tornado
Utah Symphony
April 12, 13
Matthew Straw, Conductor
Direct from Sweden: The Music of Abba
Utah Symphony
April 11, 13
Matthew Straw, Conductor
An Outer Space Adventure
Utah Symphony
Education Concerts:
April 8, 9, 10, 16
Matthew Straw, Conductor
Utah Symphony
March 28, 29 30
Anna Rakitina, Conductor
Matthew Straw, Assistant Conductor
Smetana: "Sárka" from Má vlast
Dvořák: Concerto in A minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 53
(William Hagen, Violin)
Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39
Utah Symphony
March 22, 23
David Danzmayr, Conductor
Matthew Straw, Assistant Conductor
Bryce Dessner: Trompe Miniature
Danny Elfman: Percussion Concerto
(Colin Currie, Percussion)
Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Utah Symphony
Education Concerts
March 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 15
Matthew Straw, Conductor
Clarice Asad: Impressions for String Orchestra
Utah Symphony
February 22, 23, 24
Lidiya Yankovskaya, Conductor
Matthew Straw, Assistant Conductor
Rimsky-Korsakov: The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh Suite Michael Jarrell: Emergences-Résurgences, for Viola and Orchestra
(Tabea Zimmerman, Viola)
Weber: Andante e Rondo ungarese, Op. 35
(Tabea Zimmerman, Viola)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17, "Little Russian"
Utah Symphony
Education Concerts
February 6, 26, 27, 28, 29
Matthew Straw, Conductor
Clarice Asad: Impressions for String Orchestra
Utah Symphony
February 1, 2, 3
Jun Märkl, Conductor
Matthew Straw, Assistant Conductor
Strauss: Macbeth, Op. 23
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 19
(Madeline Adkins, Violin)
Dvorak: In Nature's Realm, Op. 91
Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Op. 28
Brussels Philharmonic
February 13-16
Kazushi Ono, Conductor
Matthew Straw, Assistant Conductor
*Recording sessions
Alexander Scriabin, Symphony No. 3 'Le divin poème', Op. 43
Utah Symphony
January 12, 13
Sir Donald Runnicles, Conductor
Matthew Straw, Assistant Conductor
Elgar: Cockaigne, Op. 40, "In London Town"
Stephen Hough: The World of Yesterday
(Sir Stephen Hough, Piano)
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5 in D major
Utah Symphony
Education Concerts
January 9, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26
Clarice Asad: Impressions for String Orchestra
Utah Symphony
January 4, 5, 6
David Danzmayr, Conductor
Matthew Straw, Assistant Conductor
Beethoven: Overture to Coriolan, Op. 62
Mozart: Concerto No. 3 in G Major for Violin and Orchestra, K. 216
(Francesca Dego, Violin)
Carlos Simon: Fate Now Conquers
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92
Brussels Philharmonic
December 21, 22
Kazushi Ono, Conductor
Matthew Straw, Assistant Conductor
Johannes Brahms, Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
(Augustin Hadelich, Violin)
Alexander Scriabin, Symphony No. 3 'Le divin poème', Op. 43
Utah Symphony
December 15, 16
Holiday Pops Extravaganza
Matthew Straw, Conductor
Utah Symphony
December 12, 16
Here Comes Santa Claus!
Matthew Straw, Conductor
Utah Symphony
December 8, 9
David Robertson, Conductor
Matthew Straw, Assistant Conductor
Sibelius: En Saga, Op. 9
Ives: Three Places in New England
Schumann: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 "Rhenish"
Utah Symphony
November 30, December 1, 2
Teddy Abrams, Conductor
Matthew Straw, Assistant Conductor
Bach: Concerto No. 4 in A Major for Clavier and Strings, BWV 1055
(Awadagin Pratt, Piano)
Jessie Montgomery: Rounds for Solo Piano and String Orchestra (Awadagin Pratt, Piano)
Teddy Abrams: Overture to The Greatest
Copland: Appalachian Spring
Utah Symphony
November 25, 26
Handel: The Messiah
Matthew Straw, Conductor
Utah Symphony
November 22
”Salute to Youth” Concerto Competition Winner’s Concert
Matthew Straw, Conductor
Utah Symphony
November 17, 18
Markus Poschner, Conductor
Matthew Straw, Assistant Conductor
Mathilde Wantenaar: Prélude à une nuit américaine
Strauss: Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24
Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73
Utah Symphony
November 2, 3, 4
David Robertson, Conductor
Matthew Straw, Assistant Conductor
Bruckner: Christus factus est, WAB 11
Berg: Wozzeck, Act 3
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, "Choral"
Utah Symphony
October 19, 20, 21
Rune Bergmann, Conductor
Matthew Straw, Assistant Conductor
Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre, Op. 40
Liszt: Totentanz for Piano and Orchestra
(Joyce Yang, Piano)
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
October 13, 14
Cristian Macelaru, Conductor
Matthew Straw, Assistant Conductor
Hannah Eisendle: Heliosis (American Premiere)
Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
(Benjamin Beilman, violin)
Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 73
Utah Symphony
September 26, 27
Benjamin Manis, Conductor
Matthew Straw, Assistant Conductor
Grieg: Peer Gynt Selections
Sibelius: Finlandia
Grieg: In Autumn
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35
Utah Symphony
September 22, 23
Eduardo Strausser, Conductor
Matthew Straw, Assistant Conductor
Mozart: Overture to Don Giovanni, K. 527
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major Op. 73
(Marie-Ange Nguci, Piano)
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major, Op. 100
Utah Symphony
September 15, 16
Ludovic Morlot, Conductor
Matthew Straw, Assistant Conductor
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 “From the New World”
Barber: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 14
(Aubree Oliverson, Violin)
Ravel: Boléro
Utah Symphony
Educational Concerts
September 5, 6, 27, 28
October 23, 24
November 6, 7, 14, 20, 21
Matthew Straw, Conductor
2022-2023 Season
Cabrillo Festival
July 27-August 3, 2023
Cristian Macelaru, Conductor
Matthew Straw, Conducting Fellow
Brussels Philharmonic
June, 2023
Kazushi Ono, Conductor
Matthew Straw, Assistant Conductor
Scriabin 2: Recording Session
Brussels Philharmonic
June 10, 11
Kazushi Ono, Conductor
Matthew Straw, Assistant Conductor
Don Quixote (Gautier Capucon, cello)
Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 (Italian)
Rochester Philharmonic
May 15, 16
Andreas Delfs, Conductor
Matthew Straw, Assistant Conductor
Verdi Rigoletto (semi-staged)
New World Symphony
February 28
Conducting Masterclass with Michael Tilson-Thomas & Stephane Denève
Beethoven Symphony No. 7
Brahms Symphony No. 1
Ravel Mother Goose Suite
Rochester Philharmonic
November 8, 9
Andreas Delfs, Conductor
Matthew Straw, Assistant Conductor
Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem (X Soprano, Christopher Maltman, Baritone)
Derrick Skye, A Rage of Peace
Rochester Philharmonic
October 30
Matthew Straw, Conductor (debut)
Stravinsky Firebird Suite (1919)
Saint-Saens Danse Macabre
Grieg Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
(Additional concerts at the Eastman School of Music)
2021-2022 Season
Cabrillo Festival
July 27-August 2, 2022
Cristian Macelaru, Conductor
Matthew Straw, Conducting Associate
Des Moines Metro Opera
June-July, 2022
Matthew Straw, Associate Conductor
1 Performance of Kuster: A Thousand Acres
1 Performance of “Stars of Tomorrow” Gala
1 Performance of Young Artist Program Opera Scenes
Opera Delaware
May 2022
Anthony Barrese, Conductor
Matthew Straw, Assistant Conductor, Solti Foundation Opera Residency, rehearsal cembalo
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
November 10 & 12, 2022
Andreas Delfs, Music Director
Matthew Straw, Conductor
Humperdinck: Hansel & Gretel (semi-staged)
Eastman Opera Theatre
Assistant Conductor to Timothy Long on Into the Woods and Lear on the Second Floor
Conductor for Pirates of Penzance
Additional concerts at the Eastman School of Music
2020-2021 Season
Salzburg Festival (AAF Faber Young Conductors Fellowship)
July 15-August 15, 2021
Vienna Radio-symphony Orchestra, Salzburg Festival
July 2021
Morton Feldman Festival featuring his opera, Neither
Ilan Volkov and Roland Kluttig, Conductors
Matthew Straw, Assistant Conductor
Eastman Opera Theatre
Assistant Conductor to Timothy Long for Mazzoli: Proving Up
2019-2020 Season
Aspen Music Festival (Aspen Conducting Academy)
June 19-August 20th, 2019
Robert Spano, Music Director
James Gaffigan, Ludovic Morlot, Mark Stringer, Hugh Wolff Guest conductors & teachers
Matthew Straw, Helen F. Whitaker Conducting Fellow
(Select concerts and masterclasses throughout the summer)
One performance broadcast on Performance Today
Conducted Falstaff Act 3 with Aspen Opera Center
Oberlin Opera Theatre
Christopher Larkin, Conductor
Matthew Straw, Assistant Conductor & pit orchestra keyboards
Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmelites
2018-2019 Season
Järvi Academy of Conducting
August 3-15, 2018
Kristian, Neeme, and Paavo Järvi, teachers
Matthew Straw, participant
Cabrillo Festival
July 27-August 3, 2018
Cristian Macelaru, Conductor
Matthew Straw, Auditor
Missouri Symphony
Assistant Conductor to Kirk Trevor for La Boheme
Oberlin Opera Theatre
Conductor for Menotti: The Medium
Assistant Conductor & Chorus Master for Angel’s Bone (Du Yun)
Previous Seasons:
Missouri Symphony
Assistant Conductor to Kirk Trevor for La Traviata
Oberlin Opera Theatre
Tenor Role: Les FIls in Les Mamelles de Tiresias
Tenor Role: The Sailor in Dido and Aeneas
Chorus member: Alcina
Show-Me Opera:
Acting Role: Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Columbia Civic Orchestra:
Tenor Role: The Page in Amahl & the Night Visitors