JakubPrzybycień

Polish conductor Jakub Przybycien's impressive technique combined with an intense musical curiosity and focus has attracted much international attention in recent seasons.

Jakub's 26/27 season includes his debut at Theater Nordhausen (Werther), as well as symphonic projects with Vienna Symphony, Arctic Philharmonic, Jenaer Philharmonic, Polish Radio and Borusan Philharmonic Orchestras. As Boston Symphony's new Assistant Conductor, he will assist Maestri Hrusa, Malkki and Nelsons in a variety of contrasting repertoire, including the Boston Symphony's forthcoming 2027 European tour. Whilst in Boston, Jakub also works with the dynamic chamber ensemble 'Collage' in a special programme of contemporary works.

Recent highlights include Orquestra Sinfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya featuring soloist Kian Soltani to which he was immediately reinvited, Sinfonia Rotterdam, EUYO in Bolzano, Deutsche Philharmonie Merck with Beethoven Symphony no. 9, Arctic Philharmonic, Zielona Gora Philharmonic and Filharmonia Szczecin. Across the 25-26 season, Jakub also conducted performances of Daria Kuziak's 'Holos' in three different Polish cities across the season. He served as Assistant in Barcelona from 2023-25.

Jakub has also worked with orchestras including London Symphony Orchestra, Balthasar-Neumann Ensembles, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Musikkollegium Winterthur, Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen, Orchestra 18c and Camerata Salzburg.

An accomplished violinist, Jakub studied violin at the Academy of Arts in Bern and was a member of the European Union Youth Orchestra, where he worked with conductors including Manfred Honeck & Bernard Haitink. He studied conducting in Zurich with Prof. Johannes Schlaefli and Christoph-Mathias Mueller.

Recipient of the 2021 Neeme Järvi Prize at the Gstaad Conducting Academy, he was also one of the six Designated winners in the 2025 Rotterdam International Conducting Competition and a finalist in the Karajan Young Conducting Award at the Salzburg Festival the same year. He is the most recent recipient of the prestigious Ernst von Schuch 'Dirigentenpreis'.