Jun Märkl has been permanent guest conductor of the Residentie Orkest The Hague since the summer of 2021 after having been regularly on the orchestra's staff for many years. He was chief conductor of the Orchestre National de Lyon and the MDR-Sinfonieorchester Leipzig, among others. He is currently Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan, Artistic Advisor of the Indianapolis Symphony and Principal Guest Conductor of the Oregon Symphony.
Märkl studied conducting with Sergiu Celibidache, Leonard Bernstein and Seiji Ozawa, among others. He has conducted orchestras such as the Munich Philharmonic, The Cleveland Orchestra and the Oslo Philharmonic. He is also a renowned opera conductor and has been a guest of the state operas of Vienna and Berlin and the Metropolitan Opera in New York. He also led the Orchestre National de Lyon and the MDR-Sinfonieorchester Leipzig for many years. In 2022, he is also nominated for the Opus Klassik award in the "best conductor" category.
Starting in the summer of 2025, Jun Märkl will be the new chief conductor of the Residentie Orkest. Read the press release here.
www.junmarkl.com
From the Magazine
Concerts with Jun Märkl
Jun Märkl will conduct the following concerts in season 2024/2025 at our Concert Hall in Amare:
16-11-2024
Richard Strauss takes us on a musical journey through the Alps, from the darkness of night to the radiant sunset. An absolutely majestic climax.
07-12-2024
The rugged Scottish landscape made such an indelible impression on Bruch and Mendelssohn that they had to capture it in music.
28-3-2025
After two decades in the making, Brahms' First Symphony exudes determination, an ode to Beethoven with its own identity. Saint-Saëns' Egyptian Piano Concerto enchants.
29-3-2025
Johannes Brahms worked on his First Symphony for more than 20 years and escaped Beethoven's shadow by composing a picture-perfect homage to his Ninth .
23-5-2025 / 25-5-2025
Cello and violin shine today. We close the season quirky with Mahler's heavenly Fourth and Hungarian string parts by Béla Bartók.