The Czech Philharmonic appoints Jakub Hrůša as Chief Conductor and Music Director from the 2028/2029 season.

Prague (30 June 2025)  –  Internationally acclaimed Czech conductor Jakub Hrůša will become the Czech Philharmonic’s Chief Conductor and Music Director from September 2028. His initial contract is for five years, with both parties seeing the appointment as the beginning of a long-term relationship and expecting that they will wish to continue the collaboration further into the future. He will succeed the current Chief Conductor and Music Director, Semyon Bychkov, who announced last spring that he would step down after completing his tenth season with the orchestra. In a new step for the Czech Philharmonic, Jakub Hrůša’s artistic vision as Chief Conductor and Music Director will be supported by a generous gift from Renáta Kellnerová.