Marzena Diakun

Marzena Diakun (born 3 April 1981, Koszalin) is a Polish conductor.

Biography Born in 1981 in Koszalin in northern Poland, Diakun attended the Grażyna Bacewicz Music School in Koszalin. In 2005, she graduated with honours from the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław where she studied conducting. She made her conducting debut when she was still a student at the academy. She conducted at the 17th International Festival of Drum Music with the Koszalin Philharmonic. She then became an assistant of Jerzy Maksymiuk. In 2006, she continued her studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna under Uroš Lajovic.

In September 2019, Diakun first guest-conducted the Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie. From 2021 to 2024, Diakun was principal conductor and artistic director of the Community of Madrid Orchestra (Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid), the first female conductor to hold the post's in the orchestra's history. In March 2025, the Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie announced the appointment of Diakun as its next chief conductor, the first female conductor ever named to the post, effective with the 2026-2027 season.