Poschner becomes chief conductor of the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
Markus Poschner, the current Chief Conductor of the Orchestra della Svizzera italiana and future Head of the Basel Symphony Orchestra, will take over the position of Chief Conductor of the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra from the 2026/27 season.
Born in Germany in 1971, Markus Poschner has been Chief Conductor of the Orchestra della Svizzera italiana since 2015 and Chief Conductor of the Bruckner Orchestra Linz since 2017. From this year, he will lead the Basel Symphony Orchestra as chief conductor. He has signed a five-year contract. He will not extend his contract with the Bruckner Orchestra, which runs until 2027. At the start of the 2027/28 season, he will also become Principal Conductor of the Utah Symphony Orchestra.
The RSO Vienna emerged from the Great Orchestra of the Austrian Radio in 1969. Marin Alsop has been Chief Conductor since September 2019. The orchestra is currently recording complete editions of Anton Bruckner's symphonies (with Markus Poschner) and all solo concertos by Mozart, Saint-Saëns and Goltermann in cooperation with the Swiss Orpheum Foundation for the Promotion of Musical Talent.
