Czech conductor Ondřej Soukup is an exciting young musician on-the-rise. Winner of the third prize and the special prize at the Ionel Perlea International Competition (2024), Ondřej has conducted the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Czech Chamber Philharmonic, and Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic, among others. Through the postgraduate fellowship at DKDM, he also conducted the Copenhagen Phil, the Danish Sinfonietta, and Symphony Orchestras of Ålborg, Århus, Helsingborg, Odense, and Sønderborg.
In the 2024/2025 season, Ondřej conducts the Moldovan National Philharmonic, Copenhagen Phil, Århus Symphony, Helsingborg Symphony, South Denmark Philharmonic, Magna Sinfonia, DKDM Symphony, and the premiere of Britta Byström’s new opera The Play of the Night.
Recipient of the Roderick Brydon memorial award, Ondřej’s recent highlights include stepping in at short notice for Martyn Brabbins, Joana Carneiro, and with the Prague Summer Nights Orchestra at the Mahler-Jihlava festival. He was MD with King’s College London Symphony Orchestra and equally recently graduated from London’s Royal College of Music (with distinction). He also regularly assists Ryan Bancroft with BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Malmö Symphony, and Jac van Steen with Prague Symphony Orchestra and NYOS.
