Petr Popelka

Within just a few seasons, Petr Popelka has established himself as one of the most inspiring young conductors. In September 2022, he became Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra and has been Chief Conductor of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra (KORK) since August 2020. As a guest conductor in the 2022/2023 season, Petr Popelka will make debuts with orchestras such as the Gewandhausorchester, Staatskapelle Berlin, Bamberger Symphoniker, SWR Symphonieorchester, WDR Sinfonieorchester, RundfunkSinfonieorchester Berlin, Orchestra sinfonica nazionale della RAI, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. He will return to the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, Wiener Symphoniker (TV concert Spring in Vienna), Danish National Symphony Orchestra and Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Operatic engagements will take him to Den Norske Opera, Oslo, for a new production of Strauss Elektra, and to Semperoper Dresden for Shostakovich The Nose. Together with his orchestras from Prague and Oslo, he will perform Schoenberg Gurre-Lieder. Previous debuts include the Czech Philharmonic, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, hrSinfonieorchester, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie and Mozarteumorchester Salzburg.