Polish-British conductor Jacek Kaspszyk’s career was launched at the Karajan conducting competition where he was one of only two prizewinners together with Valery Gergiev.

He has recently completed a tenure as artistic director of the Warsaw Philharmonic, and has held leading positions with most major Polish orchestras, including artistic director of the NFM Wrocław Philharmonic, music director of the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, and music and general director of the Polish National Opera.

Known worldwide for his masterly interpretations of Polish works, he also conducts a wide range of the major Romantic, 20th century and contemporary orchestral repertoire. His operatic repertoire ranges from Mozart and Rossini, via Puccini and Verdi to Strauss and Wagner, each to great critical acclaim.

He has conducted many international orchestras including the Wiener Symphoniker, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Orchestre National de France, London Symphony and Philharmonic orchestras, and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, with whom he made his BBC Proms debut in 1984.

Kaspszyk’s extensive discography includes award-winning recordings, and has garnered the highest critical praise from Gramophone and BBC Music Magazine, among others.