Ondřej wins Third Prize in the 6th edition of the Kussewitzky International Conducting Competition. The competition took place in Italy in October 2026 and the repertoire included works by Beethoven, Elgar, Mozart and Tchaikovsky. The competition jury was chaired by Sergei Smbatyan.
This follows Ondřej’s competition success at the Ionel Perlea International Conducting Competition in 2024, where he won Third Prize and Special Prize.
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V květnu 2026 Ondřej Soukup debutoval na Pražském jaru s Prague Philharmonia. V zápětí ho orchestr pozval na další projekt. Ondřej získal ceny na dirigentských soutěžích Kussewitzky (2026) a Ionel Perlea (2024) a jeho repertoár přesahuje 350 skladeb. Nedávno spolupracoval s BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Komorní filharmonií Pardubice, Filharmonií Bohuslava Martinů Moldavskou národní filharmonií, Copenhagen Phil, the Danish Sinfonietta, a orchestry v Ålborg, Århus, Helsingborg, Odense a mj. Sønderborg.
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