In October 2018 Maestro Marc Tardue took up the role of Chief Conductor at the Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra.

photo: Lutz Edelhoff

Tomislav Facini (1975, Zagreb) who acted chief conductor since 2014, today is a guest conductor. He studied conducting at the Music Academy of Zagreb and was awarded the Rector's Prize upon graduation. He continued his studies at the Hans Swarowsky Academy in Milan and at the Hochschule für Musik in Karlsruhe and afterwards began lecturing at the Music Academy of Zagreb.  

Pavle Despalj, conductor(1934), one of the most prestigious Croatian conductors, has received his first lessons in piano, violin, composition and conduction from his father, composer and conductor, Šime Dešpalj, in Zadar. He graduated in composition from the Zagreb Academy of Music under Stjepan Šulek.

The Austrian conductor Christoph Campestrini is defined by the rich musical tradition of his home country as well as the cosmopolitan education that he received during his formative years in New York. He studied conducting, composition, philosophy and languages at The Juilliard School and at Yale University.