Petr Altrichter

Altrichter in 2013

Petr Altrichter (born 24 May 1951 in Frenštát pod Radhoštěm, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech conductor. He studied French horn and conducting at the Conservatory of Music in Ostrava. He also studied at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts. He worked as an assistant conductor to Václav Neumann at the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra.

With the Prague Symphony Orchestra, Altrichter served as its principal guest conductor, and later principal conductor from 1990 to 1992. In Germany, he was music director of the Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie from 1993 to 2004. In the UK, he was principal conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (RLPO) from 1997 to 2001. His RLPO tenure was marked by financial troubles which had begun before his tenure, in addition to criticism of his conducting style.[1][2][3]

Since 2002, Altrichter is the principal conductor of the Brno Philharmonic Orchestra.

References

  1. ^ Vanessa Thorpe (1999-06-13). "A long time to turn around". The Observer. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
  2. ^ Stephen Moss (2000-02-15). "Lightning conductor". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
  3. ^ Lynne Walker (2001-09-23). "Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool". The Independent. Retrieved 2009-07-25.[dead link‍]
Cultural offices
Preceded by Principal Conductor, Prague Symphony Orchestra
1990–1992 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Principal Conductor, Brno Philharmonic Orchestra
2002–2009 		Succeeded by
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