Successor of the chief conductor: 140 applications for the Bruckner orchestra!

Successor of the chief conductor: 140 applications for the Bruckner orchestra!

A significant change is before the Bruckner Orchestra Linz: Long -time chief conductor Markus Poschner has announced that he would not extend his contract, which is running until 2027. Poschner will take over the management of Utah Symphony in Salt Lake City from 2027 and will conduct the Basel symphony orchestra from next season. Despite his upcoming farewell, the great interest in his successor was remarkable - a total of 140 applications were received, including 13 women and 127 men. vienna.at reports that 29 applicants from Austria, 93 from overseas.

In the following selection phase, a closer group of seven candidates from the 140 applications was selected. The selection commission, which consists of internal and external experts and is supported by the personnel consultancy Trescon, intends to make a decision by autumn 2025. Governor Thomas Stelzer was pleased with the high international interest in the position of the chief conductor and emphasized the special attractiveness of the Bruckner Orchestra, which was recognized in 2020 as the "Orchestra of the Year". Thomas Königstorfer from OÖ Theater und Orchester GmbH emphasizes that many of the applicants can already bring valuable experiences from large international opera houses into their application. The first talks with the selected candidates are to take place by the end of June, such as Tips.at

The change that takes place in this phase of the orchestra is not only exciting, but also directional. The BOL works council, Josef Fuchsluger, emphasizes the importance of an extensive integration of the orchestra members in the selection process. The goal is to find a new chief conductor who is not only musically excellent, but also has the ability to develop artistically. Norbert Trawöger, artistic director of the orchestra, describes the selection process as a kind of love search in which the "chemistry" between the new conductor and the orchestra must be right. The final decision is made after the Hearings and discussions, which are to be forwarded to the owner in autumn 2025.