Dalia Stasevska

Dalia Stasevska (Ukrainian: Даля Андріївна Стасевська; born 30 December 1984) is a Ukrainian-born Finnish conductor.

Born in Kyiv,[1] Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, Stasevska and her family subsequently moved to Tallinn, and later to Finland when she was five.

On the basis of this appearance, in January 2019, the BBC SO announced the appointment of Stasevska as its next principal guest conductor, effective July 2019.

In November 2020, the Royal Philharmonic Society announced Stasevska as the recipient of its 2020 Conductor Award.

[10] In January 2025, the BBC SO announced an additional extension of Stasevska's contract as its principal guest conductor through September 2027.

[15][16] Stasevska is married to the Finnish musician and composer Lauri Porra, the bassist for Stratovarius and the great-grandson of Jean Sibelius.