German-born conductor Erina Yashima is the First Kapellmeister at the Komische Oper Berlin, starting her tenure in September 2022. Yashima had previously been the Assistant Conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra between 2019 and 2022, where she assisted Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin and conducted the orchestra in concerts in Philadelphia and Saratoga.

As a rising star in the industry, Yashima has performed all over the world with acclaimed ensembles and orchestras. This 2022/23 season will see Yashima debut with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, WDR Funkhausorchester, Beethoven Orchester Bonn, Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, and the Charlotte Symphony. At the Komische Oper Berlin Yashima will conduct a variety of productions and programmes, including »Die Zauberflöte«, »Rusalka«, »Così fan tutte«, »Hamlet«, and the 75 Years KOB Anniversary Gala. Yashima will also conduct two productions of »Don Giovanni«, one at the Teatro del Giglio in Lucca and Teatro Goldoni in Livorno, and the other at the Ravenna Festival, Teatro Galli in Rimini, and Teatro Verdi in Salerno.

Since winning the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Sir Georg Solti Conducting Apprenticeship in 2015, Erina has been mentored by Riccardo Muti.