Shaping music from sound – this is the ars poetica of conductor György Mészáros. With a clear sense of structure, intensity and expression, he creates musical spaces of tension and depth – as a true architect of sound.

Mészáros moves with natural authority between opera and concert repertoire, between Baroque rhetoric and contemporary sonic language.

His path as a Kapellmeister led him through formative stages of the German-speaking opera world and into leadership roles that entrusted him with the full artistic responsibility of a general music director.

He feels a deep affinity for the Viennese Classic, especially Mozart’s operas, whose stylistic refinement and inner tension he brings to life with great experience and interpretive clarity – having personally rehearsed all of the major works.

Born in Budapest, trained in Vienna, and artistically shaped in Germany and Austria, Mészáros unites the musical heritage of his Hungarian roots with the great Central European conducting tradition – combining analytical depth with passionate temperament and a fine instinct for shaping sound.

In addition to his permanent positions, Mészáros has always been active as a guest conductor – sought after for his musical clarity, intensive rehearsal work and his ability to lead orchestras to peak performance.

Working with young musicians is also a vital part of his artistic practice – direct, inspiring and remarkably honest. He serves as director of the Tonhalle Düsseldorf Youth Symphony Orchestra and teaches conducting at the Detmold University of Music. For him, this pedagogical dimension is not a side project but part of his artistic identity: to move, to educate – and to inspire through classical music.

His early musical journey began at the piano at the age of six. Later, masterclasses with Yuri Simonov and Gianluigi Gelmetti were formative, allowing him to experience both the Russian and Italian conducting traditions at close range.