-ah) first came to Houston to guest-conduct the symphony in 2011, a couple of years into his tenure leading the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, based in Turin, Italy. When he returned seven years later to lead a program that included Richard Strauss’ Also Sprach Zarathustra, “I had a very strong feeling, very strong connection musically with the orchestra,” he says.
“Juraj stood out for his evident chemistry with symphony musicians and his commitment to musical excellence,” said Houston Symphony CEO John Mangum when Valčuha’s appointment was announced last July. “We know that he will build upon the work of the music directors before him to support the highest level of performance imaginable for our musicians.”
“I’m very interested in repertoire from the end of 19th century and beginning of 20th century — all these different schools, different colors, coming from France, Vienna, Bartok, Janacek, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Italian composers, French composers,” Valčuha says, citing the “extreme colorfulness of this music, and richness of the music languages.”In all, Valčuha is scheduled to conduct nine concert series in 2022-23.
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