Petr Altrichter
Illustration — Altrichter in 2013 Petr Altrichter (born 24 May 1951 in Frenštát pod Radhoštěm, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech conductor. He studied French horn and conducting at the Conservatory of Music in Ostrava. He also studied at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts.
Petr Altrichter
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- Born
- 1951 · Frenštát pod Radhoštěm.
- Nationality
- Czech Republic
- Occupation
- conductor · choir director · musician
- Education
- Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts
- Languages
- Czech
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Illustration — Altrichter in 2013 Petr Altrichter (born 24 May 1951 in Frenštát pod Radhoštěm, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech conductor. He studied French horn and conducting at the Conservatory of Music in Ostrava. He also studied at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts.
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He worked as an assistant conductor to Václav Neumann at the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. In Germany, he was music director of the Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie from 1993 to 2004. In the UK, he was principal conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (RLPO) from 1997 to 2001. His RLPO tenure was marked by financial troubles which had begun before his tenure, in addition to criticism of his conducting style. Since 2002, Altrichter is the principal conductor of the Brno Philharmonic Orchestra.
Petr Altrichter studied at Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts. The recorded working language is Czech. Places of work recorded in the authority are Brno, Ostrava and Zlín.
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