Aleksandar Marković brings music to life through a rare combination of artistic sensitivity, leadership, and profound musical insight. Renowned for his expressive interpretations and dynamic presence on the podium, he inspires both audiences and musicians alike, shaping each performance into a compelling artistic experience. With stylistic assurance, his repertoire ranges from historically informed approaches to early music and passionate interpretations of Romantic masterworks to precise and thoughtful readings of contemporary compositions. Marković confidently bridges tradition and innovation, encouraging musicians to exceed their limits while remaining faithful to the essence of the score.

In autumn 2025, Marković is appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the State Philharmonic Košice, marking a further intensification of his collaboration with the distinguished Slovak ensemble. At the same time, he resumes his position as Chief Conductor of the Vojvodina Symphony Orchestra in Serbia, opening the season with guest appearances at the NOMUS Festival in Novi Sad and the BEMUS Festival in Belgrade.

Marković is Principal Guest Conductor of Sinfonia Varsovia. His recordings with the orchestra include Pierre Wissmer’s violin concertos with Oleg Kaskiv (Claves) and Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with Nathanaël Gouin (Mirare). Also released are violin concertos by Szymanowski and Nielsen with Anna Agafia (Claves).

In concert, Marković has led Sinfonia Varsovia in major performances throughout Europe. Highlights include appearances at La Folle Journée in Nantes, Penderecki’s Symphony No. 2 in Athens, a collaboration with the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra at the Ravenna Festival, and a concert in Girona, Spain. In Warsaw, he conducted the Sinfonia Varsovia anniversary concerts featuring works by Mahler, Chopin, Schumann, and Penderecki. At the Polish National Theatre, he led the world premiere of Paweł Mykietyn’s Ash. Further appearances include the 19th Lutosławski Festival Chain and the Sinfonia Varsovia Summer Festival, with repertoire ranging from Mozart, Schubert, and Debussy to Honegger, Glass, Szymanowski, and Lutosławski, as well as the world premiere of Mikołaj Majkusiak’s Bbrass Concerto.

A long-standing and fruitful collaboration links Marković with the Croatian Radio Symphony Orchestra, with whom he has realized numerous CD productions. Of particular note is the world premiere recording of Blagoje Bersa’s complete opera Der Eisenhammer (Oganj), to be released in spring 2026. With the orchestra, he toured Austria and Germany, appeared at major festivals along the Croatian coast, and received the Judita Award at the Split Summer Festival in 2013. For the past 15 years, he has been a regular guest in the Masterworks Series at the Lisinski Concert Hall in Zagreb.

As Chief Conductor of the Vojvodina Symphony Orchestra during its residency as part of Novi Sad – European Capital of Culture, Marković conducted, among others, Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben, and Verdi’s Messa da Requiem.

Marković made his U.S. debut at Seattle Opera with Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin. Further operatic engagements include new productions of Stravinsky’s Oedipus Rex and Apollon musagète, as well as Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos at the Slovenian National Theatre.

As Music Director of Opera North (UK), Marković conducted, among others, Janáček’s Jenůfa and Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier, in addition to numerous symphonic programmes with the Opera North Orchestra.

During his tenure as Music Director of the Brno Philharmonic, he shaped the orchestra’s profile through landmark performances of Czech masters such as Dvořák, Suk, Martinů, and Janáček, as well as major symphonic works by Bruckner, Strauss, Mahler, and Scriabin. Tours took him to venues including the Vienna Konzerthaus, the Grosses Festspielhaus Salzburg, MÜPA Budapest, Brucknerhaus Linz, Queen Elisabeth Hall Antwerp, Reduta Bratislava, the Passau European Weeks, and on an extensive tour of Japan. In autumn 2014, the orchestra opened the 200th anniversary celebrations of the Styrian Music Society with an all-Wagner programme at the Stefaniensaal in Graz.

As Chief Conductor of the Tyrolean State Theatre in Innsbruck, Marković led critically acclaimed productions including Salome, Der fliegende Holländer, Madama Butterfly, Tosca, Cavalleria rusticana / Pagliacci, Le nozze di Figaro, Roméo et Juliette, La traviata, Nabucco, Norma, and Swan Lake. Further engagements brought him to new productions of La forza del destino at the National Theatre Belgrade, as well as to the National Theatre Prague and the Salzburg State Theatre. For the Wagner anniversary year 2013, he conducted a new production of Der fliegende Holländer in Ljubljana and a concert performance of Rienzi at the Philharmonie am Gasteig in Munich.

Guest conducting engagements include the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, RTÉ Symphony Orchestra, National Orchestra of Belgium, Munich Radio Orchestra, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Odense Symphony Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Qatar Philharmonic, Beethoven Orchestra Bonn, Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra, and the Slovenian Philharmonic. With the Slovak Philharmonic, he recorded the CD Sinful Women for Supraphon.

Further highlights include debuts with the Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Teatro Verdi Trieste, and the philharmonic orchestras of Bremen, Lübeck, and Mannheim.

Marković’s repertoire spans from the Classical and Romantic periods to contemporary music. He has a particular affinity for 20th- and 21st-century repertoire, including works by Hartmann, Schiske, István, Rózsa, Ligeti, Lutosławski, Penderecki, Dobrowolski, Regamey, Glass, D’Ase, Pintscher, Larcher, Tüür, Yusupov, Salonen, and MacMillan. For Sergei Polunin’s dance company, he recorded Kasyan Goleizovsky’s ballet Scriabiniana and Lorenz Dangel’s Satori.

Aleksandar Marković was born in Belgrade and studied conducting with Leopold Hager at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. He attended masterclasses at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, where he was awarded the Diploma d’onore. He was a scholar of the Herbert von Karajan Foundation in Berlin and won First Prize at the 7th Grzegorz Fitelberg International Conducting Competition in Katowice.

In addition to his conducting career, Marković is a passionate keynote speaker on leadership, music, and motivation. He is deeply committed to supporting young musicians and has served, among others, as a juror and lecturer at the Summa Cum Laude Youth Music Festival and as a juror for the Eurovision Young Musicians Competition in Vienna. In 2015, he conducted the gala concert of the Symphony Orchestra of the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz.

In 2025, Marković led conducting masterclasses at the Hamburg University of Music and Theatre and was reinvited for 2027. Also in 2025, he gave a masterclass at the Zagreb Academy of Music and received a further invitation for 2026. A concert project with the orchestra of the Zagreb Academy of Music is planned for 2027.