Conductor Ana Spasovska bridges Eastern European orchestral tradition with advanced training in the United States, establishing herself as a rising voice on the international podium.

From Skopje to the International Stage

Ana Spasovska was born in Macedonia, and made her conducting debut with the Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra. Since then, she has collaborated with numerous orchestras and opera houses across Europe and the United States, including the National Radio Symphony Orchestra of Poland, Plovdiv State Opera, Macedonian Philharmonic Orchestra, National Hungarian Symphony Orchestra of Szeged, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Romanian Youth Orchestra, Filarmonica Banatul Timișoara, Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra, and New World Symphony.

She is the Artistic Director of the Chamber Orchestra “AYGA” in Skopje, with which she performs internationally, including at Expo Osaka (2025) in Japan and in Washington, USA (2026). She has worked with internationally acclaimed soloists such as Ivo Pogorelich, Simon Trpčeski, Kirill Troussov, and Ana Durlovski.

Since 2024, she has served as Guest Assistant Conductor with the Orchestre National de France in Paris, as well as Assistant Conductor at the European Capital of Culture 2023.

Prizes, Fellowships & International Recognition

She is the recipient of several distinguished honors, including selection as a 2024 Conducting Fellow at the George Enescu Competition and participation as a mentee in the 2024–2025 Taki Alsop Conducting Fellowship. In 2022, she was awarded First Prize at the International Competition for Orchestral Conducting in Szeged, Hungary.

Advanced Studies at Rice University

Ana Spasovska is currently pursuing her Master’s degree at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, where she studies under Miguel Harth-Bedoya. She is the first female conductor admitted to this program. Her studies include conducting world premieres and assisting in opera productions, including Verdi’s Falstaff and Al Zand’s A Joint Interest.

Masterclasses and Artistic Development

She has further refined her artistry through masterclasses and workshops with distinguished conductors, including Marin Alsop, Cristian Măcelaru, Uroš Lajovic, Rüdiger Bohn, Thomas Sanderling, Timothy Redmond, and Stéphane Denève.

Foundations as a Violinist

Originally trained as a violinist, Spasovska completed her Bachelor’s degree in violin under Prof. Oleg Kondratenko. As a violinist, she remains a member of the Junges Philharmonisches Orchester München.