Øland is an experienced opera and theatre musician. In the spring 2025 he took the musical reins of the production of Poul Schierbeck’s opera ‘Fête Galante’ at The Danish National Opera, a landmark work given its first full staging since the 1960’s. In 2023 he conducted the Copenhagen Philharmonic at the Royal Danish Playhouse in the world premiere of The Danish Dance Theater’s commissioned work Leaning Tree, with music by Signe Lykke, a production subsequently nominated for a Reumert award.
He has among others conducted Mats Ek’s acclaimed production of ‘Juliet and Romeo’ at the Royal Swedish Ballet, Tchaikovsky’s ‘The Nutcracker’ at the Royal Danish Ballet and ‘The World of John Neumeier’ with the Hamburg State Ballet.
In Finland he has previously worked as Assistant Conductor at the prestigious Savonlinna Opera Festival, and has conducted a fully staged production of Britten’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s’ Dream with the Helsinki Sinfonietta.
In 2024, he conducted his first production at Theater Magdeburg, of Bizet’s opera Carmen, following three concert engagements with the Magdeburg Philharmonic. This led to his appointment as General Music Director of the theater, after a unanimous vote of the searching committee.
Øland was born in 1994 and studied piano and bassoon. His teachers and mentors at the Sibelius Academy’s renowned conducting department included Atso Almila, Hannu Lintu, Leif Segerstam, Jorma Panula, Herbert Blomstedt and Esa-Pekka Salonen.
In 2016, Øland received the Carl Nielsen Talent Prize and the Arne Hammelboe Travel Scholarship from the Danish Conductors Association.
