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6 December 2021
Ryan Bancroft appointed chief
conductor of the Royal Stockholm
Philharmonic Orchestra
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales's principal conductor will take on an additional
role in Sweden from the 2023 season
By Freya Parr
Published: December 6, 2021 at 10:52 am
The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra has appointed 32-year-old American
conductor Ryan Bancroft as its chief conductor, with his tenure beginning in the
2023/24 season.
The young conductor made his debut with the orchestra in 2019, having risen to
fame the previous year, when he won first prize and the audience prize at the Malko
Competition for Young Conductors in Copenhagen. He also currently holds the role
of principal conductor of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, and won this year’s
Royal Philharmonic Society Conductor Award for his work with the orchestra in the
UK so far.
