He is undoubtedly one of the world's top conductors and violinists, having built a first-rate career. After serving as Principal Guest Conductor of the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, he has served as Principal Guest Conductor of the Mariinsky Opera Orchestra since 2010. He is also scheduled to become Music Director of the Orchestre National de Lyon in 2020.
He has made guest appearances with the Staatskapelle Dresden, the Munich Philharmonic, the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, the Orchestre National de France, the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic.
In 2018, he released a recording of the complete Mozart Violin Concertos, recorded as a conductor and pianist with the London Symphony Orchestra, which was well received.
As a soloist, he has won both the Carl Nielsen and Queen Elisabeth International Music Competitions and continues to perform with the world's leading orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic and the Vienna Philharmonic.