Roberto Minczuk is the artistic director and principal conductor of the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra, the Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro, the Calgary Philharmonic in Canada, and the artistic director of the Campos do Jordão International Winter Festival.

He held the positions of co-artistic director and associated conductor of the São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra (Osesp), and in 2005 he was its principal guest conductor. He conducted Osesp's première in foreign country in 2000 (Lima, Peru) and the orchestra's first European performance in 2003 in Nürenberg, Germany. He was also the artistic director and principal conductor of the Ribeirão Preto Symphony and the principal conductor of the Brasília University Symphony.

He has already conducted the New York, Los Angeles and Israel Philharmonic Orchestras, the Philadelphia, Cleveland and Minnesota Orchestras; the San Francisco, St. Louis, Atlanta, Baltimore, Detroit, Houston, Toronto and Ottawa Symphony Orchestras, among others. In Europe, he conducted the London BBC and Cardiff BBC Symphony Orchestras; the London, Oslo, Hallé and Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestras; the France and Lyon National Orchestras and the Royal National Scottish Orchestra. His American tour with the London Philharmonic was acclaimed by the audience and critics, as were the latest opera productions The Seven Deadly Sins and The Lindbergh Flight at the Lyon National Opera in France and at the Edinburgh International Festival. During this season, he made his debut with the Barcelona Symphony and Radio Netherlands Philharmonic orchestras.

In 1998 he conducted the New York Philharmonic in his first performance in the United States, and in 2002 he was invited to hold the position of associated conductor, in charge of Leonard Bernstein previously.

In 2001, he got the Martin Segall Award, in 2004, the Latin Grammy for best classical album with the Jobim Sinfônico CD, a project conceived by Mário Adnet and Paulo Jobim. He was also awarded the Emmy for the New York City Ballet Program - Lincoln Center celebrates Balanchine 100 (live from Lincoln Center). The Academic Orchestra of the Campos do Jordão International Winter Festival was the Carlos Gomes prize-winner and the CD recorded during the 2005 Festival got the TIM Award for best classical album. In 2006, Roberto Minczuk took the APCA award for best conductor for the second time.

He played a role in the mini-documentary Introitus, produced by Amythos Films and aired on Bravo! channel in Canada, reproducing the minutes before coming on stage to conduct the Calgary Philharmonic. Still in 2007 the Veja Rio magazine gave him the Carioca do Ano Award for his work at the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra in Rio de Janeiro. In 2008, the Bravo Prime Culture Award gave him the prize as Cultural Personality of the Year.

He recorded works by Ravel, Piazzolla, Martin and Tomasi, conducting the London Philharmonic, released by Naxos, and seven CDs, including the complete Bachianas brasileiras, Brazilian dances and Beethoven, with the São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra, released by BIS, and four CDs with the Academic Orchestra of the Campos do Jordão International Winter Festival, that includes works by Dvorák, Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky.

Roberto Minczuk is married to Valéria Minczuk and has four children: Natalie, Rebecca, Joshua and Julia.