JakubPrzybycień

Polish conductor Jakub Przybycien's impressive technique combined with an intense musical curiosity and focus has attracted much international attention in recent seasons. After becoming a Fellow at Askonas Holt in 2024, he graduated to our main roster in Spring 2026.

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

Recent symphonic 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 25-26, Jakub also conducted performances of Daria Kuziak's 'Holos' in three different Polish cities across the season.

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

Jakub was Assistant Conductor of the Orquestra Sinfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya from 2023-25 and has participated in masterclasses with conductors such as Neeme & Paavo Järvi, Marin Alsop, Jaap van Zweden, Thomas Hengelbrock, Péter Eötvös, Jorma Panula & Michael Sanderling. He studied in Zurich with Prof. Johannes Schlaefli and Christoph-Mathias Mueller.

An accomplished violinist, Jakub studied violin at the Academy of Arts in Bern and played in the European Union Youth Orchestra, where he worked with conductors including Manfred Honeck & Bernard Haitink. Jakub was 2025 Winner of the Ernst-von-Schuh-Prize. He was semi-finalist of the Malko Conducting Competition 2024, recipient of the Neeme Järvi Prize at the 2021 Gstaad Conducting Academy and was also one of the six Designated winners in the Rotterdam International Conducting Competition in 2025. Jakub was a finalist in the Karajan Young Conducting Award at the Salzburg Festival 2025.