Chief Conductor – Bamberg Symphony
Music Director Designate – Royal Opera, Covent Garden (Music Director from 2025)
Principal Guest Conductor – Czech Philharmonic
Principal Guest Conductor – Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

Jakub Hrůša

Born in the Czech Republic, Jakub Hrůša is Music Director Designate of The Royal Opera, Covent Garden (Music Director from 2025/26), Chief Conductor of the Bamberg Symphony, Principal Guest Conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra, and Principal Guest Conductor of the Czech Philharmonic.

He is a frequent guest with many of the world’s greatest orchestras. The 2019/20 season will see him return to the Berlin Philharmonic and make debuts with The Pittsburgh Symphony, Zurich Opera (a new production of the The Makropulos Case) and the Dutch National Opera (a new production for the Holland Festival of Rusalka with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra).

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Music Director Jakub Hrůša Leads “World-class” Peter Grimes at The Royal Opera

Jun 3, 2026

Music Director Jakub Hrůša led The Royal Opera’s universally acclaimed production of Britten’s Peter Grimes. “The unmissable, world-class” (The Telegraph, 5*) revival of Deborah Warner’s staging, starring Allan Clayton in the title role, Maria Bengtsson as Ellen...

JAKUB HRŮŠA AND BAMBERGER SYMPHONIKER RELEASE MARTINŮ: THE SYMPHONIES BOX SET ON DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON

May 15, 2026

On their new album, conductor Jakub Hrůša and the Bamberger Symphoniker explore the six symphonies of Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů – one of the 20th century’s finest symphonic cycles. Composed during the composer’s American exile, these mature works encompass...

Jakub Hrůša and the Bamberger Symphoniker Victorious at 2026 ICMAs

Jan 14, 2026

Jakub Hrůša has been named Artist of the Year at the 2026 International Classical Music Awards. This honour follows his being named Musical America’s 2026 Artist of the Year in December. The Bamberger Symphoniker also received a Special Achievement Award. The winners...

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Jakub Hrůša once again unreservedly confirmed his reputation as one of the top conductors of his generation. His Czech warmth combined with German precision produced a unique success…a triumph…the ultimate Brahmsian and Beethovenian interpretation, dazzling and radiant in dynamic climaxes, gentle and visceral in pianissimos…I don’t know what was rehearsed in advance and what was the work of the moment, but this is exactly how I imagine pure musicianship.

– Opera Plus

Jakub Hruša’s sensational conducting reinforces the vivacity and stylishness: the London Philharmonic sound brilliantly effervescent under his baton and a score too often taken for granted comes thrillingly alive. [On Glyndebourne’s ‘Carmen’]

– The Times

Jakub Hrůša led a fiery, passionate account of Bizet’s score, dripping with drama. [On Glyndebourne’s ‘Carmen’]

– Bachtrack

“…And whether you’re a believer or a sceptic, there’s no disputing the force of Hrůša’s artistic convictions. This is a musician who has published scholarly essays on Bohuslav Martinů (whose Third and Fourth Symphonies he’ll be conducting in Bamberg next season), and whose discography ranges from Hans Rott to Alissa Firsova. He’s an artist who thinks deeply about the music he performs and the culture he inhabits, and in the concert hall he makes good on his opinions. Smetana as a natural heir to Beethoven? Hrůša walks the walk, pairing those early symphonic poems with – of all pieces – Beethoven’s Fifth. Well, why hold back?”

– Bachtrack