Since 2023 she holds the position as Chief Conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra, London. Since 2025 she is at the helm of the Vaasa City Orchestra in Finland. In addition she is Artistic Director of the high-profile chamber music festival Rusk in Jakobstad, Finland.

 

Anna-Maria Helsing has led almost all major Scandinavian orchestras. Furthermore she was at the rostrum of Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic, BBC Philharmonic, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Musikkollegium Winterthur, Staatsorchester Wiesbaden, Brno Philharmonic and Vancouver Symphony.

 

Upcoming highlights encompass engagements with the National Symphony of Ireland, Orchestre National de Bordeaux, Brno Philharmonic, Finnish Radio Symphony, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Norrköping Symphony and a new production at the Finnish National Opera.

 

Helsing made her operatic debut at the Finnish National Opera, and has since conducted at the Royal Danish Opera, Göteborg Opera, Icelandic Opera, Folkoperan Stockholm, Savonlinna Opera Festival. She conducted world premieres as well as standard repertoire in Tampere, Vaasa, Piteå and Åland. In 2025 she made her debut at the Royal Swedish Opera.

 

Anna-Maria Helsing began her career as a violinist and graduated from the world famous conductors class at the Sibelius Academy, Helsinki. In addition she has attended masterclasses with Esa-Pekka Salonen, Jorma Panula, John Carewe and Vladimir Jurowski.