Poschner succeeds Bolton in Basel
The Basel Symphony Orchestra will have a new Principal Conductor in Markus Poschner from the 2025/26 season. He succeeds Ivor Bolton.
Poschner has been principal conductor of the Orchestra della Svizzera italiana since 2015. He currently also holds the position of Principal Conductor of the Bruckner Orchestra Linz. With Tristan and Isolde he also opened the Bayreuth Festival in July 2022. The recording of Offenbach's Maître Péronilla with the Orchestre National de France was awarded the German Record Critics' Prize in 2021.
The Basel Symphony Orchestra was formed in 1997 from the merger of the Basel Symphony Orchestra and the Basel Radio Symphony Orchestra. It is financed by contributions from the cantons of Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft, income from its own events, guest performances, rentals and third-party contributions. The British conductor Ivor Bolton has held the position of chief conductor since the 2016/17 concert season.
