Fabio Luisi has conducted many of Europe's most prestigious orchestras as well as New York's Metropolitan Opera for six years. Luisi's formal debut at the Graz Opera in 1984 and was soon hired for guest conducting appearances around Europe. In 1990, he founded the Graz Symphony Orchestra, with himself as music director, and he remained in that position until 1995. In 1992, Luisi made his recording debut, leading a production of Bellini's Beatrice di Tenda. The Danish National Symphony named Luisi principal conductor in 2013. After several guest appearances, he was named music director of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in 2020. Luisi also became the conductor of Japan's NHK Symphony Orchestra in 2022. By the early 2020s, his recording catalog comprised more than 60 items, including a 2022 album with the Danish National Symphony featuring the Symphonies Nos. 4 and 5 of Carl Nielsen.