Rotem Nir, born in 1998, is an Israeli conductor and Conductor in Residence at the Israeli Opera and Israel Symphony Orchestra, regularly leading operas and symphonic concerts while assisting Music Director Dan Ettinger. He worked with orchestras including Haifa Symphony, Ra'anana Symphonette, Israel Camerata Jerusalem, and Ensemble 21. Internationally, he has assisted at the Salzburg Festival, Teatro San Carlo Naples, and Rotterdam Philharmonic. In 2023, he debuted in Germany conducting Handel’s oratorio Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno with the Georgian Chamber Orchestra Ingolstadt. Rotem is also a bassoonist, having served as Associate Principal Bassoon with the Israeli Opera Orchestra from 2019 to 2022.