Estonian conductor Kristiina Poska, 45, has been appointed Music Director of the Orchestre Français des Jeunes (French Youth Orchestra) from summer 2025. She will succeed Michael Schønwandt, who has held the post since 2021.
Kristiina Poska is currently Music Director of the Flanders Symphony Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor of the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra. She has also been Music Director of the Theater Basel and Kapellmeister at the Komische Oper Berlin.