Julius Zeman

Born in Vienna in 1998, has recently appeared as a conductor, pianist, and organist at venues including the Stiftung Mozarteum Salzburg, the Musikverein in Graz, the Meistersingerhalle Nürnberg and the Philharmonie am Gasteig in Munich.
Conducting engagements in the near future will take Julius Zeman to orchestras such as the Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto, the Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, the Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano and the Oper Bern.
Julius Zeman has been engaged at the Saarländisches Staatstheater Saarbrücken since the 2023/24 season. There he conducts performances of Die Entführung aus dem Serail, Aida, Romeo und Juliet, Herzogin von Chicago and Anatevka, among others. The premiere of Gustav Holst's Savitri and Arnold Schoenberg's Erwartung, which he conducted, attracted great attention from audiences and the press (FAZ: "A modern opera highlight").

Julius Zeman was head of music and assistant conductor for the new production of Massenet's opera Thaïs at the Theater an der Wien (Peter Konwitschny / director, Leo Hussain / conductor).
His debut CD was released on the ARS Produktion label in March 2024. Together with Shun Oi, he performed Anton Bruckner's 7th Symphony in its original version for two pianos for the first time worldwide.
He frequently performs as a song accompanist alongside renowned soloists. Julius Zeman organizes an annual concert series featuring performances of major symphonic works in their original versions on two pianos in the Bösendorfer Salon at the Vienna Musikverein. In the 2019/20 season, he was a Leeds Lieder Young Artist.