BIOGRAPHY

The German-Polish conductor Filip Paluchowski joined the Konzert und Theater St.Gallen as Chorus Master in February of 2024.

His previous orchestral highlights include 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.

Last year Filip worked as répétiteur and assistant to the Chief Conductor at the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich. In 2022 he worked as 2nd conductor at the Musical Frühling in Gmunden. In 2021 he was a lecturer at the College of Music in Dresden and in this position he conducted the Junge Sinfonieorchester Dresden. He also served as an assistant conductor at the Staatsoperette in Dresden in 2019/20. 

Right after completing his conducting studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, he became the principal conductor and artistic director of the University Orchestra Dresden in 2015, which consists of a 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. Furthermore, he received a scholarship at the prestigious Accademia Chigiana.

In the capacity as assistant of Uwe Theimer he conducted several performances of Johann Strauss' 'The Bat' at the Schönbrunn Palace Theatre. 

At age 20 he founded the 'Cum Sonore Orchestra Vienna' and conducted it in performances in the Arnold Schönberg Center and the Minoritenkirche in Vienna among others.

Filip began his musical training attending piano lessons at the age of five and won several awards at the competition 'Jugend Musiziert'. At the age of 13 Filip commenced a course in church music at the Episcopal Church Music School in Trier. During this time, he became the conductor of two choirs.

In addition to preparing his choir for many exciting productions, Filip Paluchowski will be conducting the St.Gallen Symphony Orchestra in a concert with his choir this season.