“Watching Polina Lebedieva conduct has a peculiar effect. One sometimes forgets to listen, sees only the radiantly friendly face, the stick in her right hand stubbornly settings the beat. With her left hand she models sound, plucks the timpani out of the overall structure, forms gentle waves for the floating sounds.”
Egbert Tholl, Süddeutsche Zeitung, 16 July 2023
News
Polina joins Ensemble Intercontemporain
Since January 2026, Polina has served as Assistant Conductor of the Ensemble Intercontemporain, one of the world’s leading contemporary music ensembles, under a two-year appointment.
Paris, France
La Maestra International Competition for Women Conductors
Polina Lebedieva has been selected as one of only 16 participants in the prestigious La Maestra International Competition for Women Conductors, to be held in Paris from February 23 to 28, 2026.
Paris, France
Upcoming concerts
Christmas Сoncert. Lviv National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
19 December 2025
Join the Lviv National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra for a joyful Christmas Concert. The program features Mendelssohn’s Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture, Nielsen’s Aladdin Suite, Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (Bürghaus), and Stankovych’s Triptych: The Night Before Christmas. A festive evening of orchestral color and holiday spirit awaits.
Lviv, Ukraine