BIOGRAPHY

Filip Paluchowski is a German-Polish conductor. At Konzert und Theater St. Gallen he served as Chorus Master with conducting duties, preparing the opera chorus for numerous productions and conducting the St. Gallen Symphony Orchestra. During his time in St. Gallen, he also regularly conducted the Jugendsinfonieorchester St. Gallen, an ensemble with which he remains closely connected.

His extensive orchestral conducting experience includes projects and masterclasses with the ORF Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna, Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich (9th International Conducting Masterclass with David Zinman), the Symphonic Orchestra of the Rzeszów Philharmonic, the Webern Symphonic Orchestra, the Remix Ensemble Casa da Música, as well as reinvitations to the Nürnberger Symphoniker and the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra.

Filip’s engagements include working as répétiteur and assistant to the Chief Conductor at the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich, assistant conductor at the Staatsoperette Dresden, and 2nd conductor at the Musical Frühling in Gmunden. In 2021, he held a lectureship at the College of Music in Dresden, where he led the Junge Sinfonieorchester Dresden.

Directly after completing his conducting studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, he was appointed Principal Conductor and Artistic Director of the University Orchestra Dresden, leading both its Chamber Philharmonic and Symphony Orchestra.

Filip was taught and attended master classes by Paavo and Neeme Järvi, Daniele Gatti, Bertrand de Billy, Nicolás Pasquet, Clark Rundell, and Christoph Eschenbach, and received a scholarship to the prestigious Accademia Chigiana. Assisting Uwe Theimer, he conducted several performances of Johann Strauss' Die Fledermaus (The Bat) at the Schönbrunn Palace Theatre.

At age 20, he founded the Cum Sonore Orchestra Vienna, conducting performances at the Arnold Schönberg Center and the Minoritenkirche in Vienna, among others. Filip began his musical training with piano lessons at the age of five, winning several awards at the Jugend musiziert competition. At age 13, he commenced studies in church music at the Episcopal Church Music School in Trier, taking on the leadership of two choirs during that time.

A highlight this season will be Filip’s concert at Cavatina Hall in Bielsko-Biała, conducting the Cavatina Philharmonic Orchestra.