Born in 1986 in Finland, Ville Matvejeff has established himself as an exceptionally wide-ranging musician enjoying success as a conductor, composer and pianist. He trained at the Sibelius Academy and the Espoo Music Institute, and has performed throughout Europe as well as in the US, China, Japan and Mexico.

Matvejeff is the chief conductor of the Jyväskylä Sinfonia and principal guest conductor and music advisor for the Rijeka National Opera House ‘Ivan Zajc’. Recent and upcoming season highlights include repeat invitations from the Duisburg and Tampere Philharmonic Orchestras and the Tapiola Sinfonietta, as well as the RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, the Ulster Orchestra and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir.

Matvejeff was recently appointed the designate artistic director of the Savonlinna Opera Festival as of September 2019, and served as the artistic director of the Turku Music Festival from 2016 to 2018. Matvejeff conducts a diverse repertoire of opera and performances in Rijeka.