Conductor, composer, pianist, and synesthete, Anna Skryleva received the prestigious Opus Klassik Award in 2024 and has gained international recognition for her profound and visionary musical work.
As a composing conductor, she brings depth and innovative spirit to the ongoing expansion of the classical repertoire.

She attracted worldwide attention in 2022 with the rediscovery and world premiere of Eugen Engel’s opera Grete Minde, widely hailed as the “discovery of the century.” During her tenure as General Music Director at Theater Magdeburg (2019–2025), numerous award-winning projects were realized, including the Special Prize “Innovative Orchestra 2019” for her concert programming. In 2022, the production of Grete Minde was nominated for the International Opera Awards, and in 2024 the Magdeburg Philharmonic Orchestra and Anna Skryleva received the Opus Klassik Award for the world-premiere recording of Grete Minde, additionally earning a nomination in the category “Best Opera Recording.”

As a conductor, Anna Skryleva followed the classical path of the German Kapellmeister tradition, beginning as a solo pianist and progressing through positions as répétiteur, assistant conductor, and Kapellmeister, with mentors including Simone Young and the Institute for Women Conductors at the Dallas Opera (USA).

She is a regular guest at major opera houses and with leading orchestras such as the Royal Swedish Opera, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, DSO Berlin, Copenhagen Phil, and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony. In September, Skryleva achieved great success conducting the world premiere of Anna A. by Italian composer Silvia Colasanti at Teatro alla Scala in Milan. In 2026, she makes her debuts at the Sydney Opera House and the Komische Oper Berlin.

Her repertoire spans from Mozart, Verdi, Wagner, and Strauss to Shostakovich, Britten, and contemporary music. She collaborates closely with internationally renowned soloists such as Andreas Schager, Camilla Nylund, Vida Miknevičiūtė, Arabella Steinbacher, and Felix Klieser. In close artistic partnerships with composers including Master of the King’s Music Errollyn Wallen, as well as Lera Auerbach and Konstantia Gourzi, Anna Skryleva continues to realize groundbreaking projects.

Her own compositions are published by Universal Edition Vienna. Alongside numerous orchestral arrangements, her oeuvre includes works such as Lullaby (2023), 3 Impromptus in C and Mirror (2024). In October 2025, the world premiere of her Scherzo for Horn and Orchestra took place - a work composed for the renowned horn player Felix Klieser and conceived as part of a forthcoming Horn Concerto.

Anna Skryleva lives in Berlin with her family.