Poschner does not extend contract in Linz
Markus Poschner, the designated chief conductor of the Basel Symphony Orchestra, is not extending his contract with the Bruckner Orchestra Linz.
According to the Austrian newspaper der Standard, Poschner will leave the Linz orchestra in 2027. After studying in Munich, he initially worked as 1st Kapellmeister at the Komische Oper Berlin. From 2007 to 2017, he was GMD of the Bremen Philharmonic Orchestra. In July 2010, the University of Bremen appointed him honorary professor, as did the Anton Bruckner University in Linz in 2020.
Born in Munich, Poschner joined the Bruckner Orchestra Linz in 2017 after ten years as General Music Director in Bremen. He was recently awarded the Special Achievement Award of the International Classical Music Awards 2024 for the complete recording of all versions of Anton Bruckner's symphonies with the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (ORF). In 2025, after conducting the Orchestra della Svizzera italiana in Lugano for ten years, he will join the Basel Symphony Orchestra as chief conductor.
