Praised for his dynamic and energetic presence on the podium and his compelling, expressive interpretations, Argentine conductor Fernando Gaggini won First Prize and the Audience Award at the 21st Khachaturian International Conducting Competition, was a semifinalist in the 12th Toscanini International Conducting Competition, and was a finalist in the 2026 Solti International Conducting Competition in Budapest, where he received two Special Awards.

His career spans North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. During the 2026–2027 season, he will work with the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional Argentina, the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra, and the Württembergische Philharmonie, among others. He will also give guest performances with the Porto Symphony Orchestra at Casa da Música and the Pannon Philharmonic in Pécs. Season highlights include Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4, Mendelssohn's Reformation Symphony, Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 5, Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1, Dvořák's Symphony No. 8, and J.S. Bach's keyboard concertos.

In past seasons, he has also collaborated with the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini, Rhode Island Philharmonic, Orchestre Métropolitain, Orchestre Symphonique de Québec, Münchner Symphoniker, Münchener Kammerorchester, Anhaltische Philharmonie Dessau, Norddeutsche Philharmonie Rostock, and Bad Reichenhaller Philharmoniker. He has also served as assistant and guest conductor of the Boston Civic Symphony under Francisco Noya, and was a Conducting Fellow at the Domaine Forget de Charlevoix International Festival in Quebec, Canada.

Among his mentors are Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Kensho Watanabe, Marcus Bosch, James Burton, and Vasily Petrenko, with whom he participated in a masterclass with the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra and received the Orchestra Award.

In 2016, he participated in the Orchestral Conducting Seminar at Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, working with the Orquesta del Instituto Superior de Arte del Teatro Colón. Gaggini holds a Bachelor's Degree in Orchestral Conducting from the Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, a Master's Degree from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and a Doctorate from Boston University. He also completed studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München. During his time in Boston, he collaborated closely with the Opera Institute on several opera productions, including Händel's Alcina, Catán's La Hija de Rappaccini, Heggie's If I Were You, and Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito, further expanding his operatic repertoire. He is currently based in New York.