Bostock moves from Aargau to Pforzheim
Douglas Bostock, who recently stepped down from his position as Principal Conductor of the Argovia Philharmonic after 18 years, will become Director of the Southwest German Chamber Orchestra based in Pforzheim from 2019/20.
Douglas Bostock is the new Artistic Director and Chief Conductor in Pforzheim. At the start of the 2019/20 concert season, the British conductor, who lives on the island of Reichenau on Lake Constance, will take over the orchestra founded by Friedrich Tilegant, which celebrates its 70th anniversary in 2020. Bostock prevailed against 114 competitors.
Douglas Bostock was most recently Principal Conductor of the Swiss symphony orchestra Argovia Philharmonic from 2001 to 2019. Further stations in his career have included the Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra, the Czech Chamber Philharmonic, the Munich Symphony Orchestra and the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra.
