Yalda Zamani is a conductor based in Germany. To date, she has given world premiere performances of over 50 works at numerous international venues and festivals including Klangspuren Schwaz, Wien Modern, Ultraschall Berlin and the Music Biennale Zagreb and has collaborated closely with composers and conductors such as Salvatore Sciarrino, Susanna Mälkki and HK Gruber among others. As the founder and artistic director of the Contemporary Chamber Orchestra Elbe and the experimental ensemble opus glitch_, she engages in the realisation of innovative projects at the intersection of music and science. She is currently completing her Ph.D. on computational creativity and the application of new technologies in music performances at the HfMT in Hamburg, where she also serves as a lecturer.