Lamar ELIAS
Principal Conductor : Palestine Youth Orchestra
Associate Conductor : Orchestre DEMOS-Toulouse
Associate Conductor : Orchestre des Jeunes de la Méditerranée
Revelation of the 2026 La Maestra International Conducting Competition at the Philharmonie de Paris, Palestinian conductor Lamar Eias was awarded the Paris Mozart Orchestra Musicians’ Prize and a Special Mention from the ECHO Committee (European Concert Hall Organisation).
Following her tenure as Artistic and Music Director of the Orchestre Symphonique Etudiant de Toulouse from 2023 to 2026, Lamar has been Principal Conductor of the Palestine Youth Orchestra since 2024. She is currently Associate Conductor of the Orchestre des Jeunes de la Méditerranée as part of the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, as well as Associate Conductor of the Orchestre Démos Toulouse Métropole through the 2026/27 season.
The 2026/27 season marks debuts with the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, Opéra Orchestre national de Montpellier, Orchestre de Picardie and Orchestre de Caen. She also returns to the Orchestre National de Lille for a major anniversary concert at the Auditorium du Nouveau Siècle, and to the Palestine Youth Orchestra for a summer concert series.
In recent seasons, Lamar has collaborated with orchestras including the Paris Mozart Orchestra, Nürnberger Symphoniker, Bodensee Philharmonie, Pärnu City Orchestra, Brașov Philharmonic and Orchestre National de Tunisie.
Trained in the Ilya Musin tradition under Sabrié Bekirova and Tugan Sokhiev, she took part in the Franco-Russian International Conducting Academy with the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse. She has also worked with conductors including Johannes Schlaefli and Paavo Järvi, taking part in the Järvi Conducting Academy in Pärnu and the Conductor’s Academy with the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich. In May 2026, she assisted Daniel Harding for a series of concerts with the Orchestre de Paris at the Philharmonie de Paris.
Lamar Elias is supported by the La Maestra Academy – Philharmonie de Paris for the 2026–2028 period.
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« Her radiance and powers of persuasion draw equally on physical energy and keen analytical insight. She remains in constant dialogue with the orchestra, responding in real time to what she actually hears rather than to what she might wish to hear. »
Le Figaro (Christian Merlin)
« Lamar Elias achieves what she wants within seconds through the sheer force of her presence and magnetism. Her body and gestures seem to envelop the musicians, drawing them together as a unified ensemble in pursuit of a shared artistic vision. »
Le Devoir (Christophe Huss)