Dec 16, 2025 | News
Jakub Hrůša is honored as Musical America’s Conductor of the Year 2026. They write, “Jakub Hrůša has built a reputation based not only on his exceptional technique, but also on the musicality and intensity of his interpretations. The Czech conductor has led many of...
Oct 31, 2025 | News
Conductor Jakub Hrůša has received the state honour of the Medal of Merit in the field of Arts from the President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel. The ceremonial presentation took place on 28 October 2025, in the Vladislav Hall of Prague Castle on the national...
Sep 19, 2025 | News
Jakub Hrůša has launched his tenure as Music Director of The Royal Opera to great acclaim with Oliver Mears’ new production of Puccini’s Tosca. Starring Anna Netrebko in the title role, Tosca also stars Freddie De Tommaso as Mario Cavaradossi and Gerald Finely as...
Jun 30, 2025 | News
Jakub Hrůša will become the Czech Philharmonic’s Chief Conductor and Music Director from September 2028. His initial contract is for five years, with both parties seeing the appointment as the beginning of a long-term relationship and expecting that they will wish to...
Apr 2, 2025 | News
The Royal Ballet and Opera today announced its 2025/26 season, the first in Jakub Hrůša’s tenure as Music Director of the Royal Opera. The announcement unveiled a thrilling programme of new commissions, world premieres and much-loved revivals as well as the first...
Feb 7, 2025 | News
On the 31 January, Jakub Hrůša conducted the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican Centre in London. The programme featured Pavel Haas’ Scherzo triste, Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major with pianist Jonathan Biss and Shostakovich’s...
