Markus Poschner

Biography

Since receiving the German Conducting Award, Markus Poschner has made regular guest appearances with top orchestras and opera houses around the world; including Deutsches Symphonieorchester Berlin, Staatskapelle Berlin, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, SWR Symphonieorchester, Bamberger Symphoniker, Wiener Symphoniker, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, NHK Tokio, and Opera houses in Berlin, Vienna, Munich, Hamburg as well as in Zürich. In 2022 he opened the Bayreuth Festival with a new production of Tristan und Isolde and also conducted this production in 2023.

In 2026/27, the Munich-born conductor, who is also a passionate jazz-pianist, will become new Chief Conductor of the renowned ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra. Starting 2025/26 season he also took over the position as Chief Conductor of Sinfonieorchester Basel, in 2027/28, Markus Poschner will also be appointed Music Director with Utah Symphony Orchestra.

He has been Chief Conductor of the Orchestra della Svizzera italiana from 2015-2025, winning the prestigious International Classical Music Award for the complete recording of Brahms symphonies in 2018 as well as for the Hindemith/Schnittke recording in 2025. His recording of Offenbach's Maître Péronilla with the Orchestre National de France was honoured with the German Record Critics' Award 2021. Previously, in 2024, Poschner received the Special Achievement Award from the ICMA jury for the complete recording of all Bruckner symphonies with the Bruckner Orchestra Linz, of which he has been Chief Conductor since 2017, and the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra. Together with Bruckner Orchestra Linz, he was also honoured with the Orchestra of the Year and Conductor of the Year awards at the Austrian Music Theatre Awards 2020.

Photo: Robert Josipovic