Jakub Przybycień
Finalist of the Herbert von Karajan Young Conductors Award 2025. Polish conductor Jakub Przybycień's 25/26 season includes symphonic projects with the Orquestra Sinfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya featuring soloist Kian Soltani, Sinfonia Rotterdam, EUYO in Bolzano, Deutsche Philharmonie Merck with Beethoven Symphony no. 9, Arctic Philharmonic, Zielona Gora Philharmonic and Filharmonia Szczecin. As well as assisting with the Balthasar Neuman Ensemble's production of La cenerentola, Jakub also conducts performances of Daria Kuziak's 'Holos' in three different Polish cities across the season.Recent debuts include Kyiv Symphony Orchestra, European Union Youth Orchestra and NFM Leopoldinum Orchestra. He is Chief Conductor of the Zürcher Orchester Sozietät and has worked with orchestras including London Symphony Orchestra, Balthasar-Neumann Ensembles, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Musikkollegium Winterthur and Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen.
Jakub was Assistant Conductor of the Orquestra Sinfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya from 2023-25 and has participated in masterclasses with conductors such as Neeme & Paavo Järvi, Marin Alsop, Jaap van Zweden, Thomas Hengelbrock, Péter Eötvös, Jorma Panula & Michael Sanderling. He studied in Zurich with Prof. Johannes Schlaefli and Christoph-Mathias Mueller.
An accomplished violinist, Jakub studied violin at the Academy of Arts in Bern and played in the European Union Youth Orchestra, where he worked with conductors including Manfred Honeck & Bernard Haitink. He was semi-finalist of the Malko Conducting Competition 2024, recipient of the Neeme Järvi Prize at the 2021 Gstaad Conducting Academy and was also one of the six Designated winners in the Rotterdam International Conducting Competition in 2025.
On the photo: Jakub Przybycień, photo: Dik Nicolai
