New chief conductor Popelka helms Radio orchestra for first time

The new principal conductor of the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Petr Popelka, helmed the ensemble for the first time in a concert at Prague’s Rudolfinum on Monday night. The opening concert of the orchestra’s 96th season featured, among other pieces, Brahms’ Violin Concerto with German soloist Franz Peter Zimmermann.

The Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra plans 27 concerts at various venues in the Czech capital in its 2022/2023 season.