Wojciech Milewski

Maestro Wojciech Milewski was born in Poland and raised in New York City. He is the Winner of the 2023 American Prize in Conducting, the 2019 HSO Harold Farberman Prize, and was a finalist in the 2019 Los Angeles Conducting Competition. Recently named one of Charleston’s “40 under 40,” Maestro Milewski is in his fifth season as Music Director of Charleston Opera Theater, where he recently conducted sold out performances of La Bohème and Elisir d’Amore. Maestro Milewski served as Music Director for the world premiere of Joe Illick’s UnShakeablewith Santa Fe Opera and has also worked for Opera NEO in San Diego and El Paso Opera.

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The 2024-2025 season marks Maestro Milewski's conducting debut with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra.Maestro Milewski is in his ninth season as Music Director of the Summerville Orchestra, the organization has grown rapidly. Since 2016, the S.O. has started three separate outreach series and a youth orchestra program, commissioned new works by composers Rene Orth and Chris Pilsner, secured an honorary patronage from the Polish embassy for their May 2024 performance of Mieczysław Karłowicz’s “Eternal Songs.” The S.O. was the winner of the 2023 American Prize in Orchestral Performance, and 2nd place winner of the Vytautas Marijosius award for its innovative programming efforts, which include its unique Encore Series chamber series. Other recent performance highlights include guest performances with the Charleston Symphony Youth Orchestra, Henderson Symphony Orchestra, and the Lee County Orchestra (NC).

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Maestro Milewski has collaborated with global artists such as Michael Chioldi, Ben Baker, Yuriy Bekker, Tuffus Zimbabwe, Cassie Pilgrim, Phillip Bush, and Robert Auler. Additional performing experience includes the second clarinet chair with the Roswell Symphony (NM), and solo/featured appearances with Opera Southwest, New Mexico Symphonic Chorus, San Juan Symphony, and pianist for the National Broadway Tours of “Wicked” and “Book of Mormon.” He is also on faculty at the College of Charleston, where he also serves as vocal coach, diction coach, and conductor of operas within the Opera Department.