Page 95 - Liverpool Philharmonic 22-23 Season Coverage Book
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20 December 2022
Nestor Bayona has been named Resident Conductor of the National Polish Radio
Symphony Orchestra.
The news comes after the Spanish conductor assisted the orchestra and Marin
Alsop on a successful tour to Japan. As the new Resident Conductor, Bayona will
join NOSPR and its Music Director Lawrence Foster during the 2022-23 season after
a two-year tenure as its Assistant Conductor.
Starting in January 2023, Bayona will assist Foster as well as conduct a number of
symphonic concerts, leading NOSPR in a variety of different concert programs, and
significant projects such as recordings, family, and educational concerts.
In a statement, Bayona said, “I am thrilled to be taking on the new role as Resident
Conductor of the Polish National Symphony Orchestra NOSPR. It is one of the
finest-sounding orchestras in Europe. I have built up a very warm relationship with
the orchestra over the past two years and look forward to working more closely with
Lawrence Forster and the orchestra in the 2022/23 season.”
During the 2022-23 season Bayona will also assist the Liverpool Philharmonic on
Puccini’s “Gianni Schicchi” and make his debut with the Orquestra Simfònica del
