Manuel Hernández Silva

Manuel Hernández Silva graduated with honors from the Vienna Conservatory of Music with Professors R. Schwarz and G. Mark. Upon graduating he won the Forum Junger Künstler Competition of the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, conducting it at the Vienna Konzerthaus and the Brucknerhaus in Linz.

Hernández-Silva was principal and artistic director of the Málaga Philharmonic Orchestra, the Navarra Symphony Orchestra and the Córdoba Orchestra, Spain, touring the orchestra and appearing on main European stages, such as the Vienna Musikverein, where he was bid farewell with a standing ovation. He was principal guest conductor of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela for five seasons and is currently the Associate Conductor of the Murcia Symphony Orchestra in Spain.

Highlights of these past two season include invitations to lead the Singapore Symphony, the Tucson Symphony, the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, the Orchestre National de Bordeaux, the Aquitaine, the Artic Philharmonic, the Nord-Tchechische Philharmonie, the Buenos Aires Philharmonic, the PKF Prague Philharmonia, the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, the Wroclaw Philharmonic, the Macedonia Philharmonic, the Galicia Symphony, the Symphony Orchestra of the Region of Murcia, the Cordoba Orchestra, the City of Granada Orchestra and the National Symphony of Colombia.

During the 2024/2025 season he will be leading the Galicia Symphony, the Tenerife Symphony, the Murcia Symphony, the Royal Seville Symphony Orchestra, the Cordoba Orchestra, the Extremadura Orchestra, the Buenos Aires Philharmonic, the OFUNAM Philharmonic and the Medellín Philharmonic.

Maestro Hernández-Silva has developed an intense teaching activity, giving international courses on conducting and interpretation, as well as numerous conferences.

Manuel Hernández Silva is represented by Halac Artists LLC in the United States and Canada

August 2024