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Krzysztof Urbański

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Polish conductor and composer

Krzysztof Urbański (born 17 October 1982, Pabianice, Poland) is a Polish conductor and composer.

Biography

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Urbański studied conducting at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, where his teachers included Antoni Wit, who one year after leaving this position considered him as the best of the fifteen disciples he had at the institution.[1] In 2007, he won First Prize of the Prague Spring International Conducting Competition, and also graduated from the Chopin Music Academy, Warsaw in the same year. He subsequently served as an assistant conductor to the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, from 2007 to 2009.

In September 2009, Urbański made his first guest-conducting appearance with the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra. That same month, the orchestra named him its next chief conductor, effective with the 2010–2011 season, with an initial contract of three years.[2] Following an extension of his initial contract for another two years to 2015, in May 2014, his Trondheim contract was further extended to 2017.[3] He concluded his Trondheim tenure at the close of the 2016–2017 season.[4] From 2015 to 2021, Urbański served as principal guest conductor of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra.[5]

Outside of Europe, in April 2010, Urbański first guest-conducted the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (ISO). He was subsequently engaged for a return appearance in June 2010 at the orchestra's summer series, "Symphony on the Prairie". Based on these two appearances, the ISO named Urbański its 7th music director, effective 1 September 2011, with an initial contract of four years.[6] In parallel, the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University Bloomington appointed Urbański as an adjunct professor of music, with a focus on orchestral conducting, effective with the 2011–2012 academic year.[7] In September 2013, the ISO announced the extension of Urbański's contract as music director through the 2017–2018 season.[8] Urbanski concluded his tenure as its music director at the close of the 2020–2021 season.[9]

In April 2013, Urbański became principal guest conductor of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, with an initial contract of three years.[10] In November 2022, he was appointed principal guest conductor of the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana. In September 2023, the Bern Symphony Orchestra announced the appointment of Urbański as its next chief conductor, effective with the 2024–2025 season, with an initial contract of three seasons.[11]

In June 2024, the Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra announced the appointment of Urbański as its next artistic director, effective with the 2024–2025 season, with an initial contract of four years.[12] This appointment was initially reported in January 2024, with a different contract duration,[13] [14] since revised.

References

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  1. ^ Antoni Wit: "Creo que cada vez lo hago un poco mejor" Archived 2019年01月15日 at the Wayback Machine. Scherzo, July–August 2015
  2. ^ "Ny sjefsdirigent fra 2010". Ballade. 2009年09月17日. Retrieved 2019年05月14日.
  3. ^ Tone Mørkved (2014年05月09日). "Urbanski fram til 2017". Adresseavisen. Archived from the original on 2015年07月12日. Retrieved 2019年05月14日.
  4. ^ "TSOs nye sjefdirigent" (Press release). Trondheim Symphony Orchestra. 2016年03月02日. Archived from the original on 2016年03月05日. Retrieved 2019年05月14日.
  5. ^ "Erster Gastdirigent: Krzysztof Urbański" (Press release). NDR. 2014年04月14日. Retrieved 2019年05月14日.
  6. ^ Kathleen McLaughlin (2010年10月19日). "ISO chooses young maestro Urbanski as director". Indianapolis Business Journal. Retrieved 2019年05月14日.
  7. ^ "New ISO conductor Krzysztof Urbanski appointed to IU Jacobs School of Music faculty" (Press release). Indiana University. 2010年10月20日. Retrieved 2019年05月14日.
  8. ^ "Krzysztof Urbański extends contract as Music Director of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra through the 2017–2018 season" (PDF) (Press release). Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. 2013年09月19日. Retrieved 2016年03月19日.
  9. ^ Domenica Bongiovanni (2019年05月10日). "Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra music director Krzysztof Urbański will leave after 2021". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2019年05月14日.
  10. ^ "Krzysztof Urbański named Principal Guest Conductor of Tokyo Symphony Orchestra" (Press release). Harrison Parrott. 2012年07月09日. Retrieved 2019年05月14日.
  11. ^ "Der Stiftungsrat von Bühnen Bern hat Krzysztof Urbański zum neuen Chefdirigenten des Berner Symphonieorchester gewählt" (Press release). Bern Symphony Orchestra / City of Bern. 2023年09月06日. Retrieved 2023年09月12日.
  12. ^ "Nowy Dyrektor Filharmonii Narodowej" (Press release). Filharmonia Narodowa. 2024年06月07日. Retrieved 2024年06月24日.
  13. ^ "Krzysztof Urbański takes over Warsaw Philharmonic". Polskie Radio. 2024年01月19日. Retrieved 2024年01月26日.
  14. ^ Jacek Marczyński (2024年01月19日). "Krzysztof Urbański będzie nowym dyrektorem Filharmonii Narodowej". Rzeczpospolita. Retrieved 2024年01月26日.
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Cultural offices
Preceded by Chief Conductor, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra
2010–2017 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Music Director, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
2011–2021 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Conductor, Bern Symphony Orchestra
2024–present 		Succeeded by
incumbent
Preceded by Music Director, Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra
2024–present 		Succeeded by
incumbent

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