Petr Popelka voted chief conductor of Vienna Symphony

Florence Lockheart
Monday, June 12, 2023

Popelka will work with the orchestra as chief conductor designate for the 2023-34 season, before taking up his position for the 2024-25 season

'In my conducting engagements with the Wiener Symphoniker to date, I have always felt the profound passion of the musicians' Popelka described the appointment as a dream come true ©Julia Wesely
'In my conducting engagements with the Wiener Symphoniker to date, I have always felt the profound passion of the musicians' Popelka described the appointment as a dream come true ©Julia Wesely

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