Christopher Mina Díaz, conductor

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Eva Artistic Management Announces Representation of Conductor Christopher Mina Díaz

Ecuadorian Orchestra and Opera Conductor and Music Director Designate of the Loja Festival Symphony Orchestra Joins EAM Roster

Artist
Christopher Mina Díaz
Discipline
Conductor · Orchestra · Opera

Eva Artistic Management is proud to announce the representation of Christopher Mina Díaz, an Ecuadorian orchestra and opera conductor whose international career spans Latin America, Europe, and Russia.

Mina Díaz has conducted the Russian National Orchestra, the State Academic Symphony Capella of Russia, the Kostroma Chamber Orchestra, and the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba, among others. In Ecuador, he has served as Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Loja Philharmonic Orchestra, the Symphony Orchestra of Ecuador’s National Conservatory of Music, and the Academic Chamber Orchestra of Loja. He is Music Director Designate of the Loja Festival Symphony Orchestra, a post he assumes in 2027.

In 2025, he was a semifinalist at the Sergei Rachmaninoff International Conducting Competition in Moscow, where the conducting jury was chaired by Valery Gergiev. He studied conducting with Alexander Polyanichko at the Saint Petersburg Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory and has attended masterclasses with Anthony Hermus, Alexander Polishchuk, Emmanuel Siffert, and Nathalie Marin.

A recipient of the Carlos Miguel Prieto Conducting Fellowship, Mina Díaz is currently pursuing the Artist Diploma through OAcademy and the Orchestra of the Americas, under the mentorship of Carlos Miguel Prieto and Alexander Shelley. During the 2026–27 season, he is among the conductors selected for the Pehlivanian International Conducting Competition in Bled, Slovenia. Upcoming engagements include debuts with the Guayaquil Philharmonic Orchestra in Ecuador and the Puebla Symphony Orchestra in Mexico.

Beyond the podium, he is the founder and president of the Mina Foundation, an initiative dedicated to creating educational, artistic, and professional opportunities for emerging musicians and artists through education, mentorship, and international exchange.

Eva Adolfo of Eva Artistic Management with conductor Christopher Mina Díaz

Christopher Mina Díaz with Eva Adolfo, CEO of Eva Artistic Management

“My work has always moved between two worlds — the training I received in Saint Petersburg and the orchestras I have helped grow in Ecuador. Joining Eva Artistic Management allows me to bring both to new stages, and to keep opening doors for the young musicians the Mina Foundation serves.”
Christopher Mina Díaz · Conductor
About the artist & organization
Christopher Mina Díaz
Christopher Mina Díaz is an Ecuadorian orchestra and opera conductor and Music Director Designate of the Loja Festival Symphony Orchestra (2027). A 2025 semifinalist at the Rachmaninoff International Conducting Competition and a Carlos Miguel Prieto Conducting Fellow, he is the founder and president of the Mina Foundation. press.evaartisticmanagement.com/christopher-mina-diaz
Eva Artistic Management
Eva Artistic Management is a boutique classical music agency founded by Eva Adolfo, representing conductors, composers, and classical artists worldwide. “Visibility isn’t vanity — it’s legacy.”
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