Past Performance Highlights
Hindemith: Kammermusik Nr. 1
Leif conducts Hindemith’s Kammermusik Nr. 1 amongst a programme of Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune and Stravinsky’s L’oiseau de feu Suite
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez | Neue Philharmonie-Westfalen
Leif conducts Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez with Samrat Majumder on Guitar
Händel: Messiah | Orion Orchestra
Leif leads Orion Orchestra’s 2025 performance of Händel’s Messiah with members of the London Philharmonic Chorus
Final Rounds | 59th Besançon International Competition for Young Conductors
Leif is a Final Rounds Competitor for the 59th edition of the Besançon International Competition for Young Conductors.
Girton Conducting Course | University of Chichester
Leif is a Tutor for the Girton Conducting Course at the University of Chichester.
Académie | Domaine Forget de Charlevoix
Leif is a Conducting Fellow, mentored by Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Kensho Watanabe, at the Académie Domaine Forget de Charlevoix.
Techno Suite | RCM Chamber Spotlight
Leif conducts the UK premiere of Techno Suite by Gabriel Prokofiev.
Silver Bell | New Sussex Opera
Leif joins New Sussex Opera and St Paul’s Sinfonia as Conductor and Chorus Master for the UK premiere of Saint-Saëns’s The Silver Bell.
Ao Som Da Viola | Orquestra do Algarve
Leif joins the Orquestra do Algarve as Guest Conductor for Ao Som Da Viola.
Tannhäuser | RCM Philharmonic
Leif conducts Wagner’s Tannhäuser with the RCM Philharmonic as part of RCM’s Orchestral Masterworks concert series.
Japanische Lieder | RCM Conductors’ Podium
Leif conducts the UK premiere of Japanische Lieder by Grete von Zieritz with soprano Natalka Pasiczny as part of RCM’s Conductors’ Podium concert series.
Assemblage | RCM Chamber Concert
Leif conducts Assemblage by George Lewis as part of the RCM Chamber Concert series with Composer in Residence George Lewis.
Winter Concert | Winchester Chamber Orchestra
Leif joins Winchester Chamber Orchestra as Guest Conductor for their Winter Concert.
Masterclass | Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra
Leif takes part in a Masterclass with Rüdiger Bohn and the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra.
Verdala | RCM New Perspectives
Leif conducts Verdala by Hannah Kendallas part of RCM’s New Perspectives concert series.
Tribute | RCM Wind Ensemble
Leif conducts Tribute by Elizabeth Maconchy with the RCM Wind Ensemble.
The Acts of Brízida Vaz | Tête-à-Tête Opera Festival
Leif conducts the world premiere of The Acts of Brízida Vaz by Margarida Gonçalves as part of the Tête-à-Tête Opera Festival.
LEAD! Foundation Academy | Fiskars Summer Festival
Leif is a Conducting Fellow, mentored by Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Esa-Pekka Salonen and Eva Ollikainen, at the LEAD! Foundation Academy of the Fiskars Summer Festival.