Roberto González-Monjas
About this Artist
Highly sought-after as a conductor and violinist, Roberto González-Monjas is rapidly making his mark on the international scene. He has built a reputation as a natural music leader, distinguished by his compelling artistic vision, remarkable charisma, boundless energy and enthusiasm, and sharp musical intellect. He is Chief Conductor of the Orchester Musikkollegium Winterthur in Switzerland (since August 2021), Music Director of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia in Spain (since August 2023), Chief Conductor of the Mozarteumorchester Salzburg (since September 2024), and Artistic Director of Iberacademy in Colombia. González-Monjas was Principal Guest Conductor of the Belgian National Orchestra from the 2022/23 season to 2024/25, and the Dalasinfoniettan in Sweden named him Honorary Conductor following a four-year tenure as its Chief Conductor and Artistic Director from 2019 to 2023.
Highlights of the 2025/26 season include a production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute at the Mozartwoche in Salzburg and Così fan tutte at the Zurich Opera House. The season also features an extensive UK tour with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia and an Asia tour with the Mozarteumorchester, as well as debuts with the Spanish National Symphony Orchestra and the Bamberg Symphony. Following recent successful guest conducting debuts, González-Monjas returns in the 2025/26 season to collaborate with the Oslo Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, and the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra.
González-Monjas regularly collaborates with a distinguished roster of singers and instrumentalists, including Joyce DiDonato, Rolando Villazón, Ian Bostridge, Andrè Schuen, Hilary Hahn, Lisa Batiashvili, Juan Diego Flórez, Clara-Jumi Kang, Andreas Ottensamer, Fazıl Say, Reinhard Goebel, Mao Fujita, András Schiff, Jan Lisiecki, Kirill Gerstein, Yeol Eum Son, Alexandre Kantorow, Paul Lewis, Kit Armstrong, and Steven Isserlis. He is also deeply engaged with music by living composers, having premiered works and worked closely with Richard Dubugnon, Andrea Tarrodi, Anders Hillborg, Diana Syrse, Thierry Escaich, and Hannah Kendall, among others.
Driven by a deep commitment to education and the development of young talent, González-Monjas cofounded Iberacademy (Ibero-American Orchestral Academy) alongside conductor Alejandro Posada. The institution is dedicated to building an efficient and sustainable model of music education in Latin America with a particular focus on reaching vulnerable segments of the population and supporting exceptionally gifted young musicians. In addition to his work in Latin America, González-Monjas is a violin professor at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London.
Following the international success of Mozart Serenades—his acclaimed debut recording with the Mozarteumorchester for Berlin Classics—González-Monjas’ latest album, featuring Mozart’s complete violin concertos, is set for release by Berlin Classics in early 2026.
González-Monjas began his career as solo violinist, chamber musician, and orchestral leader. He served as Concertmaster of the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia for six years and as the leader of the Musikkollegium Winterthur until summer 2021. He plays a 1710 Giuseppe Guarneri ‘filius Andreae’ violin kindly loaned to him by five Winterthur families and the Rychenberg Stiftung.