BIOGRAPHY
Martin Majkut is an internationally recognized conductor known for his dynamic leadership and innovative programming. He currently serves as Music Director of the Rogue Valley Symphony, Queens Symphony Orchestra, and the Oregon Coast Music Festival.
Since 2010, Majkut has been Music Director of the Rogue Valley Symphony in Ashland, Oregon, leading the orchestra’s remarkable growth. Serving three cities with distinct demographics, the RVS has more than tripled its budget under his leadership and gained national recognition for its ambitious programming.
In 2017, Majkut was appointed Music Director of the Queens Symphony Orchestra in New York. Under his direction, the orchestra has expanded its season and developed a strong following throughout the borough. Performing in diverse communities, the QSO plays in intimate venues for a few hundred listeners as well as in large-scale concerts, such as its 4th of July celebration, which draws an audience of 16,000.
In 2025, Majkut was named Music Director of the Oregon Coast Music Festival. The longest-running music festival on the coast, OCMF brings together musicians from premier orchestras nationwide for a mid-summer series of performances, alongside outdoor and educational programming.
Born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia), Majkut earned his Ph.D. in conducting from the Academy of Performing Arts. He came to the U.S. as a Fulbright scholar in 2003 and earned his second doctorate in 2008 from the University of Arizona. He also pursued advanced studies at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, Italy, and the Wiener Meisterkurse in Vienna, Austria.
During the pandemic, Majkut reimagined the concert experience by producing a series of films, shorts, and documentaries as alternatives to live performances for the RVS and QSO. He also created a series of “quarantine videos” titled What Goes Through the Conductor’s Head, offering insights into a conductor’s score study process. These videos can be found here.
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