Chinese conductor Junping Qian has established an international career encompassing leading orchestras across Europe, Asia and North America. He is Principal Guest Conductor of the Iași “Moldova” Philharmonic and the Satu Mare “Dinu Lipatti” Philharmonic, and served as Artistic Director of Chamber Philharmonia ZJCM in Hangzhou during the 2025/26 season.

He has conducted orchestras including the London Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, BBC Symphony, Royal Scottish National, Minnesota and Danish National Symphony orchestras, as well as the Orchestre de Paris, Konzerthausorchester Berlin and Mozarteumorchester Salzburg. In Asia, his collaborations include the Shanghai Symphony, China National Symphony and China NCPA orchestras. Highlights of the 2026/27 season include debuts with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra.

Qian’s repertoire ranges from Classical symphonies to late Romantic masterworks, with a particular affinity for Wagner. His interpretations are informed by his extensive work with Sir Roger Norrington on historically informed performance practice. He has also conducted opera at Guangzhou Opera House, including Enjott Schneider’s Marco Polo.

Previously Assistant Conductor of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Orchestre de Paris, Qian is a prizewinner of several international conducting competitions. He studied at the Curtis Institute of Music and the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin. Before pursuing conducting full-time, he was a violist with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and principal viola of the Verbier Festival Orchestra.