German born conductor Johannes Fritzsch has been announced as Principal Guest Conductor with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra for three years, starting in 2018. This is the first such appointment in the history of the orchestra. This appointment cements a long association with the orchestra that began in 2001 and over the years has encompassed his involvement in some of the orchestra’s other activities including his role as Director of TSO’s National Conducting Academy, a role which is very dear to him.

“Johannes has built a rapport with the orchestra and its audience over many years,” said the TSO’s Managing Director Nicholas Heyward, “and we were thrilled when he moved to Hobart. As Principal Guest Conductor he’ll be even more closely connected. His particular interest in training young conductors and his role as Director of the TSO’s National Conducting Academy will further strengthen this connection.”

^{The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra’s incoming Principal Guest Conductor Johannes Fritzsch}

Born in Meissen, in what was then the German Democratic Republic, Fritzsch was appointed Kapellmeister with the Staatsoper Dresden in 1987 before the fall of the Berlin Wall meant he was able to accept engagements outside...