Vimbayi Kaziboni

Zimbabwean-born conductor Vimbayi Kaziboni is widely sought-after for his depth of approach, interpretive imagination and expressivity, as well as his innovative and thoughtful curation. Kaziboni has led some of the most prestigious orchestras in the world that include the Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, London Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Junge Deutsche Philharmonie, Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Ensemble Modern, Klangforum Wien, International Contemporary Ensemble, and the London Sinfonietta. Upcoming debuts include the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, SWR Symphonieorchester, Munich Chamber Orchestra, Musikkollegium Winterhur, RAI National Symphony Orchestra, and the New World Symphony. Collaborations with acclaimed soloists have included Pierre Laurent Aimard, Tabea Zimmermann, Claire Chase, Juliet Fraser, and Steven Schick among many others. As the recipient of the 2024 Ditson Conductor’s Award, Kaziboni joins a list of laureates that include conducting luminaries and personal artistic heroes such as Leonard Bernstein, Leopold Stokowski, James de Priest, Marin Alsop, Michael Tilson Thomas, and others. 

Recently appointed conductor-in-residence of Klangforum Wien, Kaziboni also currently serves as artist-in-residence and conductor of the International Contemporary Ensemble, music director of the Composers Conference, artistic advisor of the Boston Lyric Opera, and assistant professor at Boston Conservatory at Berklee where he was 2019 Teacher of the Year. A former Fulbright fellow, Kaziboni holds degrees from the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles and the University of Music and Performing Arts Frankfurt (HfMDK) in Germany.