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Jacek Kaspszyk - Artistic Director of the Wrocław Philharmonic Orchestra. He graduated from Warsaw's Music Academy in 1975 and the same year made his conducting debut at the Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera in Warsaw. In 1976 he was appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the Deutsche Operam Rhein in Dusseldorf and a year later won Third Prize at the prestigious Karajan Competitionin Berlin, which resulted in his debuts with the philharmonic orchestras of Berlin and New York. In 1978 he became Principal Guest Conductor of the NOSPR (Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra), and two years later its Musical Director - a post to which he was re-appointed in January 2009. He has also worked with the Polish Chamber Opera and Sinfonia Varsovia. In 1982 he made his debut with the Philharmonia Orchestra and became Principal Conductor of Capital Radio's Wren Orchestra. He has guest conducted such leading orchestras as the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Dusseldorf, Opera Comique in Paris and English National Opera. In 1994 he renewed his collaboration with the Warsaw Philharmonic and Warsaw Chamber Opera. In 1998 he was appointed Artistic Director of the Polish National Opera in Warsaw, and from 2002 to 2005 he was the PNO's General Director. He has worked as Musical Director of the Lithuanian Opera and Ballet in Vilnius. He has many acclaimed CD recordings to his name. About his recording of Szymanowski's King Roger, nominated for ‘recording of the year' by BBC Music Magazine, the critic of Gramophone wrote:
‘On every count, including pennies, this sweeps the board [...] under Kaspszyk it makes a mesmerizing impression.' Since 2009 Jacek Kaspszyk has been Musical Director of the NOSPR.

 

 

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