Anna-Maria Helsing

Anna-Maria Helsing (born 17 October 1971, in Södertälje, Sweden) is a Finnish-Swedish conductor.

From 2004 to 2007, Helsing studied in the conducting class of the Sibelius Academy with Leif Segerstam, Atso Almila, and Jorma Panula.

She subsequently attended the International Conductor's Academy of the Allianz Cultural Foundation, where her conducting mentors included Esa-Pekka Salonen and Gustavo Dudamel.

In 2020, Helsing became artistic director of the RUSK chamber music festival in Jakobstad, Finland.

[4] In June 2023, the BBC CO announced the elevation of Helsing to the post of its chief conductor, effective 1 October 2023, with an initial contract of three seasons.