Swiss conductor Nina Haug is praised for her captivating charisma and inspiring musicianship. She is currently the Conducting Fellow of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra in Hamburg. During the 2025/26 season, she made her debut with Magdeburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra, and Tapiola Sinfonietta. Other recent highlights include concerts with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, the Filarmonica de Stat Dinu Lipatti, and the Sinfonietta Schaffhausen at the Tonhalle Zürich.
Nina Haug is committed to spreading the power of classical music, not only through masterpieces from the last 250 years, but also by providing a platform for new music. She has given several world premieres and has worked with specialised ensembles for contemporary music. She has also collaborated with renowned composers such as Magnus Lindberg, Mark Andre, and Sir James MacMillan. Most recently, she recorded the orchestral works of Marzi Nyman with the Tapiola Sinfonietta.
Haug is currently based in Oslo, where she is a member of the Norwegian Conductors' Forum. Through the Forum, she regularly works with Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra and with mentors such as Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Esa-Pekka Salonen and Leif Ove Andsnes. In 2026 she was a prize winner at the Siemens Hallé International Conductors Competition. She has participated in leading conducting academies across Europe, including the Lucerne Festival Contemporary Conducting Academy, the Gstaad Festival Academy, the Fiskars Summer Festival, and the Järvi Academy in Estonia. She is also a member of the Taki Alsop Mentoring Programme.
Alongside her conducting career, Nina Haug is an accomplished pianist, having made her solo debut in 2022 at the Tonhalle in Zurich and the Helsinki Music House. She regularly enjoys conducting from the piano and has performed with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra as an orchestral pianist.
