Jacek Kaspszyk
One of Poland’s leading conductors, Jacek Kaspszyk is Music Director of the Grand Theatre in Poznań from the 2023/2024 season, where he was previously Principal Guest Conductor and Music Advisor. He has also held the position of Artistic Director at the Warsaw Philharmonic, the NFM Wrocław Philharmonic, the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice and the Teatr Wielki – Polish National Opera in Warsaw, he was also Principal Conductor and Music Advisor of the Noord Nederlands Orkest.
Since his early success at the Herbert von Karajan Conducting Competition in Berlin, Jacek Kaspszyk has conducted major orchestras throughout the world, including the Berliner Philharmoniker, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Orchestre de Paris, Wiener Symphoniker, Oslo Philharmonic, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic, Chamber Orchestra of Europe (tour of Australia). He has worked with all the major London orchestras, the BBC Orchestras (including at the BBC Proms), as well as with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, The Hallé, Ulster Orchestra and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. He has conducted at renowned opera houses including the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf, Opéra Comique in Paris, Opéra de Lyon, Opéra National de Bordeaux, English National Opera, Opernhaus Zürich, Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, and the Staatstheater Nürnberg.
Past highlights of recent seasons include performances with the Philharmonisches Orchester des Staatstheater Cottbus with Martha Argerich, Symphoniker Hamburg, Berner Symphonieorchester, Orchestre National d’Île-de-France, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, among others. He is regularly invited to China.
Widely represented on CD, his recording of Witold Lutosławski’s Symphonies Nos 2 & 4 with the NFM Wrocław Philharmonic received the 2011 Fryderyk Award. Recent recordings with the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir for Warner Classics include a critically acclaimed performance of Karol Szymanowski’s Stabat Mater and Symphony No. 3. His 2018 CD release features Emil Młynarski’s Symphony ‘Polonia’, Krzysztof Penderecki’s Polonaise and Mieczysław Weinberg’s Polish Melodies.
Jacek Kaspszyk received the prestigious Elgar Society Medal in recognition of his fine performances of Edward Elgar’s works. Following an all-Lutosławski programme for the "Warsaw Autumn” Festival in October 2013, he was awarded the Medal from the Witold Lutosławski Society.
[2025]