About
Joana Mallwitz is a German conductor and pianist who served as Generalmusikdirektorin of Theater Erfurt (2014–2018) and the Staatstheater Nürnberg (2018–2023) before becoming chief conductor and artistic director of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin in the 2023/24 season. She was named Opernwelt's 'Conductor of the Year' in 2019 and received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2023.