Jakub Hrůša

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Jakub Hrůša (born July 23, 1981 in Brno ) is a Czech conductor. He is principal guest conductor of the London Philharmonia Orchestra and the Czech Philharmonic . He has been chief conductor of the Bamberg Symphony since the 2016/17 season .

education and study

Jakub Hrůša studied piano and trombone during his high school years in Brno . He later studied conducting at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague with Jiří Bělohlávek , Radomil Eliška and Leoš Svárovský. Bělohlávek has been one of his most important mentors ever since.

Hrůša took part in several conducting competitions such as the Prague Spring Conducting Competition in 2000 and the Lovro von Matačić International Conducting Competition in 2003 in Zagreb , Croatia , from which he emerged as a prizewinner. In 2004 his graduation concert took place in the Rudolfinum , where he conducted Josef Suk's Asrael Symphony with the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. In 2005, Hrůša moved to Berlin to study and was taught at the UdK .

Career as a conductor

From 2002 to 2005, Hrůša was assistant to the conductor of the Czech Philharmonic and then held the position of permanent guest conductor until he became first guest conductor in the 2018/19 season. In 2005 and 2006 he was assistant to the conductor of the Orchester Philharmonique de Radio France and assistant to the chief conductor Myung-Whun Chung . He was also chief conductor of the Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic in Zlín from 2005 to 2006 .

Between 2005 and 2008, Hrůša was principal guest conductor of the PKF- Prague Philharmonia . At the beginning of the 2008/2009 concert season, he was appointed music director and chief conductor and held these positions until 2015.  

From 2010, Hrůša was Music Director of “Glyndebourne on Tour” for three years. At the Glyndebourne Festival he was invited as a guest conductor several times. In the operatic field, Hrůša has also directed productions at the Vienna State Opera , the Opéra National de Paris , the Frankfurt Opera , the Finnish National Opera, the Royal Danish Opera, the Prague National Theater and the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in London.

In September 2011 he was appointed music director of the Royal Danish Opera and the Royal Danish Symphony Orchestra with effect from September 2013. In January 2012, however, Hrůša announced that, in solidarity with the resignation of Keith Warner , he would not accept the leadership because of severe budget cuts.

From 2010 to 2018 Jakub Hrůša was also principal guest conductor of the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra .

In autumn 2016 Jakub Hrůša took over from Jonathan Nott as chief conductor of the Bamberg Symphony . He is the fifth chief conductor in the history of the orchestra. In June 2018, his contract extension as chief conductor until the 2025/26 season was announced.

Furthermore, Hrůša is a regular guest with the most important orchestras in the world. These include the Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia , the Filarmonica della Scala , the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra , the Mahler Chamber Orchestra , the New York Philharmonic , the Boston Symphony and the Chicago Symphony , the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig , the Cleveland Orchestra , the Wiener Symphoniker , the DSO Berlin , the Los Angeles Philharmonic , the San Francisco Symphony and the Munich Philharmonic . Jakub Hrůša made his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker in October 2018. In the same month, he made his debut with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra .

Personal

Jakub Hrůša is the son of the architect Petr Hrůša. He is married to the lawyer Klára Hrůšová, with whom he has two children.

Awards and offices

In 2015, Hrůša was the first to receive the Sir Charles Mackerras Prize. He is President of the International Martinů Circle and since 2017 President of The Dvořák Society.

Discography

In April 2006 he signed a CD album with Supraphon with six CDs, the first three CDs being recorded with the PKF-Prague Philharmonia.

On the Pentatone label he also recorded 3 CDs with the PKF-Prague Philharmonia and another CD with the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra.

Hrůša has also made live recordings of Hector Berlioz's “Symphonie fantastique”, Richard Strauss' “An Alpine Symphony” and Josef Suk's “Asrael” symphony with the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra (Octavia Records). Further recordings include the violin concertos by Tchaikovsky and Bruch with Nicola Benedetti and the Czech Philharmonic (Universal).

With the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, he continues the partnership with the Tudor label. When he took office as chief conductor of the orchestra, his first recording with the Bamberg Symphony, Bedřich Smetana's »My Fatherland«, appeared in September 2016. In autumn 2018, the 50th Tudor publication appeared under his direction with the first of four CDs for the Brahms - Dvořák series with the Bamberg Symphony. The CD includes the 4th symphony by Brahms and the 9th symphony "From the New World" by Dvořák.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Philharmonia Orchestra. Retrieved January 7, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Czech Philharmonic. Retrieved January 7, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Bamberg Symphony Orchestra . Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  4. ↑ Conductor Hrůša | Radio Prague. Retrieved January 7, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Jakub Hrusa - RCO. Retrieved January 7, 2019 .
  6. ^ Pražský filharmonický sbor. Retrieved January 7, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Biography Jakub Hrusa. Retrieved January 7, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Biography Jakub Hrusa. Retrieved January 7, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Jakub Hrusa. Retrieved January 7, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Biography Jakub Hrusa. Retrieved January 7, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Chief Conductor. September 5, 2017, accessed on January 7, 2019 (German).
  12. ↑ Bayerischer Rundfunk: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra: chief conductor Jakub Hrůša extends contract until 2026 | BR classic. June 20, 2018, accessed January 7, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Chief Conductor. September 5, 2017, accessed on January 7, 2019 (German).
  14. ^ Berliner Philharmoniker: Jakub Hrůša and Frank Peter Zimmermann with a Czech evening | Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Accessed March 29, 2019 .
  15. ↑ Jakub Hrůša & Augustin Hadelich. Accessed March 29, 2019 .
  16. ↑ Biography Jakub Hrusa. Retrieved January 7, 2019 .
  17. ↑ SUPRAPHON as: Jakub Hrůša / conductor. Retrieved January 7, 2019 .
  18. ↑ Jakub Hrůša. Retrieved January 7, 2019 .
  19. ↑ New recordings. November 5, 2018, accessed on January 7, 2019 (German).
personal data
SURNAME Hrůša, Jakub
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech conductor and son of the architect Petr Hrůša
DATE OF BIRTH July 23, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH Brno