Jaan Ots is a Estonian conductor and pianist trained at the Sibelius Academy (Masters`s degree in orchestral conducting), Conservatoire de Paris (CNSM, orchestral conducting) and Estonian Academy of music and Theater (piano performance).

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His first major conducting debut took place at the Finnish National Ballet in December 2017 with the ”Nutcracker” by Tchaikovsky. In the following year he led the Glasperlenspiel Sinfonietta on tour and conducted the Hamburger Camerata at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg. In addition to that, he has conducted the Greek Radio Orchestra, Lahti Sinfonia, Jyväskylä Sinfonia, Joensuu City Orchestra, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Pärnu City orchestra, Narva City Orchestra and Eesti Sinfonietta. Since 2021 he is working as guest conductor at the Estonian National Opera.

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During the last season he made his debut at the Teatro Communale di Modena and in Opera Baltycka in Gdansk, conducting performances of Project Butterly, which included 3 world premieres of contemporary Opera. 

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Jaan has held the position of Assistant Conductor for Maestro Hannu Lintu at the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Savonlinna Opera Festival (Verdi “Otello”) and for Maestro Vassilis Christopoulos at the Greek National Opera (Shostakovich “Lady Macbeth from Mtsensk”, Mozart “The Marriage of Figaro”, Verdi “Don Carlo”, Berg “Wozzeck”). In season 2023-2024 he assisted Neeme Järvi in Mahler 2nd and 8th Symphony performances with the Estonian National Symhpony Orchestra.

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Coming from a family of musicians, he has been involved with music from a very early age. In addition to piano, his wide musical background also includes extensive studies in trumpet playing. Having excelled in both instruments, Jaan is a laureate of over 20 competition in Estonia, Latvia, Russia and Germany, including 1st prices at Steinway&Sons Piano Competition for Young Pianists and the Estonian National Competition for Wind Instruments.

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Jaan is an active pianist and chamber musician. He has long collaboration with Frielinghaus Ensemble (Germany) and its founder violinist Gustav Frielinghaus. This collaboration has also 4 CD-s with classical and contemporary chamber music. Since 2017 he is playing in piano trio TEOS (Finland-Estonia).