Chief Conductor – Bamberg Symphony
Permanent Guest Conductor – Czech Philharmonic
Principal Guest Conductor – Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
Jakub Hrůša
Chief Conductor – Bamberg Symphony
Permanent Guest Conductor – Czech Philharmonic
Principal Guest Conductor – Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
Born in the Czech Republic and described by Gramophone as ‘on the verge of greatness’, Jakub Hrůša is Chief Conductor of Bamberg Symphony, Permanent Guest Conductor of the Czech Philharmonic, Principal Guest Conductor of Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra (TMSO), and served as Music Director and Chief Conductor of PKF–Prague Philharmonia from 2009 to 2015. From 2017/2018 he becomes Principal Guest Conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra.
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Hrůša Brings “Glorious” Ma Vlast to Chicago on “Superb” Debut with CSO
Jakub made his Chicago Symphony Orchestra debut with a "glorious" Ma Vlast on what was described as a "superb" debut. The Chicago Tribune wrote of Jakub's debut, "Ma Vlast clearly is close to Jakub Hrusa’s heart. He made it speak through the orchestra to the hearts of...
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Jakub Hrůša’s BBC Proms Debut Announced
Jakub Hrůša will make his BBC Proms debut this year at London's Royal Albert Hall on Saturday 26th August. The all-Czech programme opens with a Hussite war song, whose melody reappears in Dvorák’s Hussite Overture (depicting the struggles of Czech Reformation pioneer...
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Jakub Hrůša Appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra
Jakub Hrůša has been announced as Principal Guest Conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra alongside Santtu-Matias Rouvali from the 2017/18 season. Of the announcement, Hrůša said: “The Philharmonia Orchestra is one of my absolutely favourite musical ensembles...
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| 10/08/17 | Melbourne | Melbourne Symphony Orchestra / Hamer Hall | Australia |
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Time: 8:00pm.
Béla Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 2, BB 117 (Alina Ibragimova); Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 Buy Tickets |
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| 12/08/17 | Melbourne | Melbourne Symphony Orchestra / Hamer Hall | Australia |
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Time: 2:00pm.
Béla Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 2, BB 117 (Alina Ibragimova); Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 Buy Tickets |
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| 26/08/17 | London | BBC Symphony Orchestra / BBC PROMS | United Kingdom |
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Time: 7:30pm.
Prom 56: The Bohemian Reformation Unknown: Hussite Chorale ‘Ktož jsú Boži bojovníci’ (You Who Are Warriors of God); Bedrich Smetana: Má vlast – Tábor; Bedrich Smetana: Má vlast – Blaník; Bohuslav Martinu: Field Mass; Antonín Dvořák: Hussite Overture; Leos Janáček: The Excursions of Mr Brouček – Song of the Hussites; Josef Suk: Prague; Performing with: BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers (men’s voices), Svatopluk Sem (baritone) Buy Tickets |
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SMETANA – MÁ VLAST
