“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

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Gstaad Conducting Academy

Polina Lebedieva has been selected as one of the top 10 participants out of 290 applicants for the prestigious Gstaad Conducting Academy, taking place from August 3 to August 16, 2025, as part of the Gstaad Menuhin Festival.

3 - 16 August 2025

Gstaad, Switzerland

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Upcoming concert

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Gstaad Conducting Academy – Concert II

14 August 2025

This second of two concerts by the Gstaad Conducting Academy 2025 features timeless masterpieces of three iconic composers: Richard Strauss, Felix Mendelssohn and Dmitry Schostakowitsch.

Gstaad, Switzerland