Arranger|Chief Conductor

Tommaso Nista

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About

Tommaso is a true Italian and an expert storyteller. A deep passion for the symphonic repertoire and a strong will to communicate it are the core of his work.

He has explored many areas of conducting, and his versatility has brought him to collaborate with a great number of different institutions since his relocation to Birmingham, UK, from Italy in 2023. He has conducted amateur orchestras, youth orchestras, professional and mixed ensembles, choirs, and brass bands in recordings, concerts, opera productions and events.

Tommaso is a Serena Fenwick Programme Artist for British Youth Opera and Garsington Opera for 2026.

He is also active as an Italian language coach with opera studios and companies across the UK.

He serves as Music Director of the Solihull Symphony Orchestra and the Loughborough Orchestralibrarian and assistant conductor of the Birmingham Philharmonic OrchestraChief Conductor of the Birmingham Game Music ensemble and Associate Conductor of the Romantic Revival Orchestra.

He has a strong predilection for Italian and French 20th Century music, but his interests include soundtracks, video games music and contemporary works.


Tommaso’s studies include a Bachelor Degree with Honors in tuba in Bolzano, Italy, and a Master of Music with Distinction in Orchestral Conducting at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. He attended various masterclasses with world-class conductors, such as Kazuki Yamada and Michael Seal, Riccardo Muti, Salvatore Percacciolo, Fabrizio Dorsi, and Karen Nì Bhroin. At RBC, he recently assisted Paul Wingfield in Cendrillon by Jules Massenet, Tony Kraus in Hengelbert Humperdinck’s Hansel und Gretel, Harry Sever in Smythe’s Fete Galante, and Martyn Brabbins with the RBC Symphony Orchestra.