Biography

Omer Shteinhart is a versatile conductor, pianist and drummer with a wide knowledge and passion for a diverse range of repertoire, from Baroque to contemporary classical to rock music.
 

In the latest events from 2024/25 season, Omer Shteinhart led productions of Don Giovanni with Opera Rogaland in addition to Mahler/Simon Symphony nr. 4 and 3 concerts of Hans Zimmer’s music with Stavanger Symphony Orchestra.

Omer served as assistant conductor of Stavanger Symphony Orchestra until December 2024, working with Chief Conductor Andris Poga and guest conductors. He was finalist and Critics award winner of the Guido Cantelli 2022 competition and participated in Gstaad Conducting Academy 2022. Through these experiences, he has worked with Orchestra del Teatro Regio Torino, Biel Solothurn Symphony Orchestra and Gstaad Festival Orchestra. In the New Music scene, Omer regularly works with Insimul Sinfonietta and has conducted works by G.F Haas, Boulez, Adams and Gupta. He has performed with Manchester’s Psappha Ensemble and has participated in the 2020 London Sinfonietta masterclass.

Shteinhart was the Music Director of the Settle Orchestra during the 2020/2021 season and has assisted at the BBC Philharmonic and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, working with conductors such as Simone Young, Omer Meir Wellber, Ludovic Morlot, Julian Rachlin, John Wilson, Andris Poga and Alpesh Chauhan, among others. In masterclasses, he has been mentored by conductors such as Antony Hermus, Gianandrea Noseda, Jaap van Zweden, Mark Elder, Nicolás Pasquet, Johannes Schlaefli and Christian Ehwald.

Having graduated with distinction in Conducting from the Royal Northern College of Music under the guidance of Mark Heron and Clark Rundell, Shteinhart was awarded the Mortimer Furber Prize for conducting in 2020/2021. He studied with Bjarte Engeset and Peter Szilvay at the University of Stavanger in Norway, where he graduated in 2023.