If you want to do justice to the broad spectrum of Jonathan Stockhammer's musical work and his cross-genre curiosity, you have to leave the usual pigeonholes and classifications behind. Born in Los Angeles, the conductor who consistently pushes musicals limits devotes himself to the classical and contemporary repertoire with the same passion. This is the driving force behind his work: to understand and appreciate music in its universality. The list of renowned orchestras and ensembles with which Jonathan Stockhammer has worked is long: there is the London Symphony Orchestra, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, the NDR Sinfonieorchester Hamburg, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, the Philharmonia Orchestra London or the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. He is a regular guest at the Opéra de Lyon and the Zurich Opera House, has conducted the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, the New York City Opera, the Vienna State Opera, the Komische Oper Berlin ... to name a few. The Staatsballett Berlin, the Sinfonieorchester Basel, the Ensemble Modern, the Dresden Philharmonic, the Essen Philharmonic, the SWR Sinfonieorchester and the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin appreciate the long-standing collaboration and dialogue partnership. Awards such as the Echo Klassik for a recording of works by Frank Zappa or the Grammy for a live recording with Chick Corea and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra testify to it: Jonathan Stockhammer is a passionate traveller between different musical worlds.