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...
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...
“Here was confirmation of what we already knew from the eight operas he’s conducted at Glyndebourne, that a leading light among the younger generation of conductors – Hrůša is 35 – can now be numbered among the greats.” – David Nice Jakub Hrůša sat down with David...
Jakub’s first recording with the Bamberger Symphoniker has already received numerous positive press reviews. Scroll down for some of the press highlights. „Das Orchester punktet mit seinem seidig-dunklen Klang, hervorragenden Streichern und Holzbläsern sowie...
Culture journalist Christine Lemke-Matwey of Germany’s Die Zeit was full of praise for Jakub’s latest recording Má Vlast during a broadcast on SWR2. Ms Lemke-Matwey applauded Jakub Hrůša’s brave and unpretentious interpretation of the piece: „Mutig ist es, schon...
Jakub Hrůša, who recently received critical acclaim for this debut as Chief Conductor of the Bamberger Symphoniker, has been applauded for his debut with the Boston Symphony and his return to the Cleveland Orchestra. These collaborations with reputable orchestras are...
