Conductor Jakub Hrůša succeeded with the recording that he made with the Bamberger Symphony last year on Deutsche Grammophon. The editors of world music magazines and representatives of international cultural institutions have judged the recording to be the best in the Symphonic Music category.
In the finals, Hans Rott’s Symphony No.1 in E major, Gustav Mahler’s Blumine, and Anton Bruckner’s Symphonic Prelude were up against competition from two other nominated recordings: the Oslo Philharmonic and its Sibelius, as well as the Czech Philharmonic with Semyon Byčkov leading Mahler’s Fifth Symphony.
The jury of the International Classical Music Award justified their decision as follows: “Jakub Hrůša and the Bamberg Symphony have not directly discovered Rott’s Symphony in E major – others have recorded it before – but their interpretation is so convincing that we can say that no one else has yet conveyed Rott’s music in such a profound form as the performers on this recording. Works by Bruckner and Mahler, both of whom admired Rott’s work, complement this superb CD.”
Brno-born Jakub Hrůša, who currently serves as Principal Conductor of the Bamberger Symphony, Principal Guest Conductor of the Czech Philharmonic, and Principal Guest Conductor of the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, will become the new Music Director of the Royal Opera House in London from September 2025. Until now, only one Czech has headed the institution, Rafael Kubelík, who briefly led it in the 1950s. Hrůša will succeed Antonio Pappano, who will take over as chief conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra from the 2024/2025 season.
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