Kaspar Zehnder becomes Director Concerts TOBS
Kaspar Zehnder has been appointed Director of Concerts at Theater Orchester Biel Solothurn (TOBS) and Chief Conductor of the Biel Symphony Orchestra for three years until the end of the 2016/17 season, in addition to his mandate in the 2013/14 season.
As TOBS writes in its press release of March 8, Artistic Director Dieter Kaegi is delighted to be able to continue his long-term collaboration with the current Artistic Director of the Biel Symphony Orchestra. With the appointment of Kaspar Zehnder as Director Concert, the new TOBS management team is complete: in addition to Artistic Director Dieter Kaegi, who will also become Director Music Theater, the TOBS management team will in future include Carole Trousseau-Ballif as Administrative Director, Katharina Rupp as Director Drama and Kaspar Zehnder as Director Concert.
Kaspar Zehnder has been Artistic Director and Principal Guest Conductor of the Biel Symphony Orchestra since the 2012/13 season. Since his appointment at the helm of the Prague Philharmonia, which he succeeded Jiří Bělohlávek as chief conductor from 2005 to 2008 and with which he remains closely associated as a guest conductor, Kaspar Zehnder has performed regularly in major European concert halls and at important festivals.
