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OUT NOW: SMETANA – MÁ VLAST
Jakub Hrůša’s first recording with the Bamberger Philharmoniker, Smetana: Má Vlast, has been released on Tudor. Smetana’s cycle “My Country” is a pinnacle of symphonic literature. There is nothing quite like it: six musical poems which, while independent of each...
“Jakub Hrůša’s Brilliant Debut” as Chief Conductor of Bamberg Symphoniker
Jakub Hrůša’s debut as Chief Conductor of Bamberger Symphoniker earned universal acclaim from the German classical press. “Jakub Hrůša’s brilliant debut” (Michael Weiser,Nordbayerischer Kurier) on Saturday, 1 October, featured Varèse’s “Tuning Up” for Orchestra,...
Jakub Hrůša Enchants Audiences In Glyndebourne’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Conductor Jakub Hrůša, stepping in at short notice to conduct A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Glyndebourne, has been lauded by critics for his performances of Peter Hall’s classic production. “The youthful Glyndebourne stalwart” (What’s On Stage), not long after his...
Jakub Hrůša to Conduct Glyndebourne’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Jakub Hrůša will step in at short notice to conduct Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at this summer’s Glyndebourne Festival. Hailed as “magnificent” (The Times) and a “hero” (The Telegraph) for his conducting of Glyndebourne’s current production of...
Jakub Hrůša Thrills with Glyndebourne’s Cunning Little Vixen
Conductor Jakub Hrůša has earned outstanding praise from the classical press for his performances at Glyndebourne’s revival of Melly Still’s 2012 production of Leoš Janáček’s operatic fable The Cunning Little Vixen. Neil Fisher in The Times writes of Hrůša: “A Brno...
Jakub Hrůša Named First Winner of the Sir Charles Mackerras Prize
Jakub Hrůša was named the inaugural winner of the Sir Charles Mackerras Prize on 7 November at the Janáček Theatre in Brno. The award, endowed by a bequest from the late conductor and bestowed by the Leoš Janáček Foundation once per decade, honours an outstanding...