One of Poland’s foremost conductors, Jacek Kaspszyk is Music Director of Poznań Opera, where he was previously Principal Guest Conductor and Music Advisor. His season 2024/25 with the opera includes productions of Mozart’s "The Magic Flute", Fauré’s Requiem, Verdi’s "Otello", and the new David Pountney production of Puccini’s "Turandot". Another highlight of the Poznań Opera season is a choral concert celebrating the Polish Independence Day in November with Penderecki’s Symphony No. 8.
Jacek Kaspszyk’s 2024/25 season began with a concert in the Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall as a part of the Chopin Festival. Throughout September, Jacek returned to China, where he conducted programmes with the China Philharmonic Orchestra in the Forbidden City Hall, the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, and Hangzhou Symphony Orchestra. Later in September, he conducted a concert of Schumann and Mendelssohn as a part of the La Folle Journée Festival in Warsaw.
Other highlights of the 2024/25 season include re-invitations to the Presidential Orchestra Ankara, Slovak Philharmonic Bratislava, and Warsaw Philharmonic. Jacek Kaspszyk visits NFM Wrocław Philharmonic Orchestra in November, and again in May for concerts in both Wrocław and at the Dresden Kulturpalast.
The 2023/24 season included a tour of China with the Warsaw Philharmonic and David Pountney’s new production of Verdi’s "Otello" at Poznań Opera, as well as debuts with Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid and with the İzmir State Symphony Orchestra.
Jacek Kaspszyk has held the position of Artistic Director at both the Warsaw Philharmonic and the NFM Wrocław Philharmonic, as well as the position of Music Director at both the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Polish National Opera. He was previously Principal Conductor and Music Advisor of the Noord Nederlands Orkest, and he has a long-standing association with the Beethoven Academy Orchestra in Kraków.
Since his early success at the Karajan Conducting Competition in Berlin, Jacek Kaspszyk has built strong relationships with orchestras all over the world. European appearances include performances with the Berlin Philharmonic, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Symphony, Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, Bern Symphony Orchestra, Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic, Oslo Philharmonic, Stockholm Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre national d'Île-de-France, and Chamber Orchestra of Europe.
In the UK, he has conducted all major London orchestras, the BBC Orchestras, including at the BBC Proms, the Royal Scottish National, the Hallé, the Ulster Orchestra, and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. In Asia, he has often visited Beijing, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, and Shanghai, and has performed with Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, and Symphony Orchestra of India.
Jacek Kaspszyk’s opera performances include appearances with the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf, Opéra Comique in Paris, Opéra de Lyon, Opéra de Bordeaux, English National Opera, Zurich Opera, and Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires. With Staatstheater Nürnberg, he conducted Szymanowski’s "King Roger", and in 2017 he debuted at the Mariinsky Opera Orchestra at the White Nights Festival in St. Petersburg.
As a recording artist, he has especially been recognised for his interpretation of Polish composers’ works. His recording of Lutosławski’s Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4 with the NFM Wrocław Philharmonic received the 2011 Fryderyk Award for Album of the Year in Symphonic and Concert Music, and with the Polish National Opera, he recorded Szymanowski’s "King Roger". Other recordings with the Warsaw Philharmonic for Warner Classics include a performance of Szymanowski’s Stabat Mater and Symphony No. 3, and his 2018 CD release featured Młynarski’s Symphony "Polonia", Penderecki’s Polonaise, and Weinberg’s "Polish Melodies".
He enjoys a long-standing collaboration with pianist Martha Argerich, having regularly conducted at the Progetto Martha Argerich Festival in Lugano, and having recorded several acclaimed CDs for EMI.
Jacek Kaspszyk received the prestigious Elgar Medal in recognition of his performances of Elgar's works, joining other recipients of the award, Daniel Barenboim, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Andrew Litton, and Leonard Slatkin. He was also awarded the Lutosławski Medal following an all-Lutosławski programme for the Warsaw Autumn Festival in October 2013.