Highlights of Krzysztof Urbański’s 2024/2025 season include returns to the Münchner Philharmoniker, Bayerische Staatsorchester, Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Dresdner Philharmonie, Bamberger Symphoniker and debut with the Tokyo Metropolitan Orchestra. At the Opernhaus Zürich he will conduct the production of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Fidelio.
Krzysztof Urbański appeared as a guest conductor with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Berliner Philharmoniker, Staatskapelle Dresden, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Orchestre de Paris, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic and the San Francisco Symphony, among others.
The artist served as Music Director of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (2011-2021) and as Chief Conductor and Artistic Leader of the Trondheim Symfoniorkester & Opera (2010-2017); in 2017 he was appointed Honorary Guest Conductor of this orchestra. He was Principal Guest Conductor of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra (2012-2016) and of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester (2015-2021). In November 2022 Krzysztof Urbański was appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the Orchestra della Svizzera italiana. From the 2024/2025 season he holds the post of Chief Conductor of the Berner Symphonieorchester and Music and Artistic Director of the Warsaw Philharmonic.
With the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester he recorded albums of Lutosławski’s works, Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 and R. Strauss’ works; all on Alpha Classics. His discography also includes Chopin’s small pieces for piano and orchestra with Jan Lisiecki and the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra for Deutsche Grammophon which received an ECHO Klassik Award and Martinů’s Cello Concerto No. 1 with Sol Gabetta and the Berliner Philharmoniker recorded for Sony.
2007-2009 Assistant Conductor at the Warsaw Philharmonic
2007 First Prize of the Prague Spring Conducting Competition
2010-2017 Chief Conductor and Artistic Leader of the Trondheim Symfoniorkester
2011-2021 Music Director of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
2012-2016 Principal Guest Conductor of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra
2015-2021 Principal Guest Conductor of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester
Since 2017 Honorary Guest Conductor of the Trondheim Symfoniorkester & Opera