Ryan McAdams

Ryan McAdams is an American conductor whose work spans opera, symphonic programs, and new-music premieres, and he favors contemporary repertoire. He serves as principal conductor of Crash Ensemble, Ireland's leading contemporary-music group, and regularly appears with Irish National Opera and the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. He has also appeared with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Israel Philharmonic, and the Orchestre national d’Île-de-France. In 2026, McAdams conducted on the albums Maksimal: Daniel Temkin and Donnacha Dennehy: Limina.