Jakub Hrusa is new chief conductor of the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. . The 34-year-old native Czech takes over in the summer of 2016 the baton of Jonathan Nott, who is moving to Geneva
Hrusa, which will then be the fifth chief conductor of the Bamberg orchestra, will rely mainly on contemporary music – ” with a Czech accent “. The contract with the 34-year-olds was closed until the 2020/21 season.
He was so excited last been at his wedding, Hrusa said on Monday at the signing ceremony in Bamberg. Bavaria Arts Minister Ludwig Spaenle (CSU) spoke of a “central staff decision for the further development of the Bamberg Symphony.” The orchestra, which may be called Bavarian State Philharmonic, celebrated in March 2016 its 70th anniversary.
Hrusa is a regular guest conductor of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, principal guest conductor of the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra and was 2009-2015 chief conductor of the Prague Philharmonia. In Bamberg he is no stranger: Several times he was a guest conductor with the Bamberg Symphony. “As he stood on the podium, we have felt a tingling,” said orchestra chairman Robert Cürlis. That is why the Czech came also shortlisted for Nott’s successor. 15 of 113 orchestral musicians were involved in the search for candidates. The official decision was the Board of Trustees
With regard to the history of the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, whose musicians came in the postwar period from Prague to Bamberg, Hrusa said. “Since the roots of the orchestra in Prague are, we breathe, so to speak the same musical air, share the same cultural background and we are artistically and historically very close. “He did not hesitate to accept the offer in Bamberg. For him go a lifetime dream come true.
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