Mikel Fernández (Galdakao, Biscay, 1996) is an orchestra conductor who studied at the Higher Conservatory of Music of Oviedo and Codarts University of the Arts in Rotterdam, where he graduated with a Master’s degree Cum Laude in 2022. His studies also included lessons at the Royal College of Music in London with Howard Williams.
Throughout his career, he has conducted prestigious international ensembles, including the Spanish National Orchestra, the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, the Freixenet Orchestra of the Reina Sofía School of Music, the Bilbao Symphony Orchestra (BOS), the Bilbao Choral Society, Laurens Vocaal and Sinfonia Rotterdam, among many others.
He has also worked as assistant conductor with the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest (Netherlands) and the Oviedo Opera, collaborating with renowned international soloists such as Mikhail Pletnev, Jorge de León, Ainhoa Arteta, Carlos Álvarez, Nikolay Lugansky and Maxim Vengerov, among others.
Since September 2023, he has also held the position of Artistic Director at Codarts University of the Arts in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.