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 principal conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan and the Indianapolis Symphony and regular 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 Philadelphia Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra, Oslo Philharmonic and the Chicago Symphony. 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.

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