conductor
Antony Hermus
Antony Hermus has been chief conductor of the Belgian National Orchestra since 2022. After studying piano and orchestral conducting at Tilburg's Fontys Conservatory, the Dutchman was appointed leader of the opera and symphony orchestra of Hagen, Germany. In 2009 he became General Music Director of the Anhaltische Theater in Dessau, conducting Wagner's complete Ring des Nibelungen on the occasion of his farewell in 2015.
From 2015 to 2024, Hermus served as permanent guest conductor of North Netherlands Orchestra, which has since appointed him honorary conductor. In addition, Antony Hermus has been involved with the Dutch National Youth Orchestra as conductor and artistic advisor since 2015.
In 2018 he made a very successful debut as permanent guest conductor of Opera North conducting Puccini's Tosca. He has led opera productions at companies such as the Opéra National de Paris, the Netherlands Reisopera, the Komische Oper Berlin and the opera houses of Stuttgart and Gothenburg.
His broad repertoire includes a wide range of contemporary compositions. With the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra he performed Unsuk Chin's Piano Concerto. Hermus has guest conducted the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra and the Bamberger Symphoniker, among others.
Antony Hermus made his debut with the Concertgebouw Orchestra in 2014, conducting Prokofiev's Cinderella in a Children's Concert. In December 2020, he led the orchestra's Horizon programme Play Dutch with Me, featuring works of Louis Andriessen and Tristan Keuris alongside premieres of commissioned works by Celia Swart and Bram Kortekaas.
Antony Hermus has been chief conductor of the Belgian National Orchestra since 2022. After studying piano and orchestral conducting at Tilburg's Fontys Conservatory, the Dutchman was appointed leader of the opera and symphony orchestra of Hagen, Germany. In 2009 he became General Music Director of the Anhaltische Theater in Dessau, conducting Wagner's complete Ring des Nibelungen on the occasion of his farewell in 2015.
From 2015 to 2024, Hermus served as permanent guest conductor of North Netherlands Orchestra, which has since appointed him honorary conductor. In addition, Antony Hermus has been involved with the Dutch National Youth Orchestra as conductor and artistic advisor since 2015.
In 2018 he made a very successful debut as permanent guest conductor of Opera North conducting Puccini's Tosca. He has led opera productions at companies such as the Opéra National de Paris, the Netherlands Reisopera, the Komische Oper Berlin and the opera houses of Stuttgart and Gothenburg.
His broad repertoire includes a wide range of contemporary compositions. With the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra he performed Unsuk Chin's Piano Concerto. Hermus has guest conducted the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra and the Bamberger Symphoniker, among others.
Antony Hermus made his debut with the Concertgebouw Orchestra in 2014, conducting Prokofiev's Cinderella in a Children's Concert. In December 2020, he led the orchestra's Horizon programme Play Dutch with Me, featuring works of Louis Andriessen and Tristan Keuris alongside premieres of commissioned works by Celia Swart and Bram Kortekaas.
Antony Hermus has been chief conductor of the Belgian National Orchestra since 2022. After studying piano and orchestral conducting at Tilburg's Fontys Conservatory, the Dutchman was appointed leader of the opera and symphony orchestra of Hagen, Germany. In 2009 he became General Music Director of the Anhaltische Theater in Dessau, conducting Wagner's complete Ring des Nibelungen on the occasion of his farewell in 2015.
From 2015 to 2024, Hermus served as permanent guest conductor of North Netherlands Orchestra, which has since appointed him honorary conductor. In addition, Antony Hermus has been involved with the Dutch National Youth Orchestra as conductor and artistic advisor since 2015.
In 2018 he made a very successful debut as permanent guest conductor of Opera North conducting Puccini's Tosca. He has led opera productions at companies such as the Opéra National de Paris, the Netherlands Reisopera, the Komische Oper Berlin and the opera houses of Stuttgart and Gothenburg.
His broad repertoire includes a wide range of contemporary compositions. With the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra he performed Unsuk Chin's Piano Concerto. Hermus has guest conducted the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra and the Bamberger Symphoniker, among others.
Antony Hermus made his debut with the Concertgebouw Orchestra in 2014, conducting Prokofiev's Cinderella in a Children's Concert. In December 2020, he led the orchestra's Horizon programme Play Dutch with Me, featuring works of Louis Andriessen and Tristan Keuris alongside premieres of commissioned works by Celia Swart and Bram Kortekaas.