One of Poland’s foremost conductors. He has held the position of Artistic Director at both the Warsaw Philharmonic and the NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic, and the position of Music Director at both the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Polish National Opera. He was also previously the Principal Conductor and Music Advisor of the Noord Nederlands Orkest. He has is a long association with the Beethoven Academy Orchestra in Krakow.

Since his early success at the Karajan Conducting Competition in Berlin, Jacek Kaspszyk has conducted major orchestras throughout the world, including the Berlin Philharmonic, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, RSO Berlin, Orchestre de Paris, Vienna Symphony, Oslo Philharmonic, Stockholm Philharmonic, Rotterdam Philharmonic and Czech Philharmonic, and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe with whom he toured Australia. He has worked with all the major London orchestras, the BBC Orchestras (including at the BBC Proms), as well as the Royal Scottish National, the Hallé, the Ulster Orchestra and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. He has toured extensively with the Warsaw Philharmonic in Europe, Asia and the USA to great critical acclaim.

Jacek Kaspszyk has conducted at renowned opera houses including the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf, Opéra Comique in Paris, Opéra de Lyon, Opéra de Bordeaux, English National Opera, Zurich Opera, and Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires. For the Staatstheater Nürnberg, he conducted Szymanowski’s masterpiece "King Roger" to great international acclaim. During the 2022-23 season he was welcomed back to Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, Warsaw Philharmonic, Wroclaw Philharmonic, Polish Baltic Philharmonic Gdansk, Szczecin Philharmonic, Pomeranian Philharmonic Bydgoszcz, Sinfonia Varsovia, Beethoven Easter Festival and the Presidential Symphony Orchestra Ankara.

Past highlights of recent seasons include performances with the Ulster Orchestra, Cottbus Philharmonic Orchestra with Martha Argerich, Warsaw Philharmonic, Wroclaw Philharmonic, the Orchestra of Poznan Opera, the National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra at the Beethoven Festival in Katowice, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, Bern Symphony Orchestra, Janacek Philharmonic, Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestre National de l’Ile de France with pianist Louis Lortie, Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta de Valencia, Symphony Orchestra of India and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. He also gave performances with the St.Petersburg Philharmonic following his highly acclaimed debut with the Mariinsky Opera Orchestra at the 2017 White Nights Festival in St. Petersburg. Regularly invited to China, Kaspszyk has conducted the China Philharmonic, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hangzhou Symphony Orchestras.

Kaspszyk’s work is documented through a wide canon of critically acclaimed and award-winning CD recordings, and he is especially feted for his interpretation and performances of works by Polish composers. His recording of Lutosławski’s Symphonies No 2 & 4 with the NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic received the 2011 Fryderyk Award for Album of the Year, Symphonic and Concert Music. He made a ground-breaking recording of Szymanowski’s "King Roger" with Polish National Opera, whilst recent recordings with the Warsaw Philharmonic for Warner Classics include a critically acclaimed performance of Szymanowski’s "Stabat Mater" and Symphony No. 3. His 2018 CD release features Mlynarsky’s "Symphony Polonia", Penderecki’s "Polonaise" and Weinberg’s "Polish Melodies". Further recordings for Warner Classics are in the pipeline.

He enjoys a fruitful collaboration with Martha Argerich, having regularly conducted at the Progetto Martha Argerich Festival in Lugano, and recorded several acclaimed CDs for EMI. Jacek received the prestigious Elgar Medal in recognition of his fine performances of Elgar's works, joining other distinguished recipients of the award, Daniel Barenboim, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Andrew Litton and Leonard Slatkin. He was awarded the Lutoslawski Medal following an all-Lutoslawski programme for the Warsaw Autumn Festival in October 2013.

Maestro Kaspszyk collaborates closely with the Poznań Opera House. He held the position of Principal Guest Conductor and Music Advisor with the company. During the general renovation of the stage, he conducted concerts as part of the "Opera in the University Hall" cycle, presenting works such as Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 4 in G major and Karol Szymanowski's "Stabat Mater", Krzysztof Penderecki's Symphony No. 6 "Chinese Songs," and Mieczysław Weinberg's Symphony No. 21 "Kaddish," as well as Antonín Dvořák's "Stabat Mater", among others. He also led a concert performance of Stanisław Moniuszko's "Paria" at the Grand Theatre – National Opera and at the Berlin Philharmonic. From the 2023/2024 season, Jacek Kaspszyk has served as the musical director at the Poznań Opera House. With the soloists and ensembles of the Poznań stage, he has prepared, among others, the premiere of Giuseppe Verdi's "Otello" directed by David Pountney. In the 2024/2025 season, he will be the musical director of the revival of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "The Magic Flute" staged by Sjaron Minailo and the premiere of Giacomo Puccini's "Turandot" directed by Ran Arthur Braun. Additionally, he will conduct the Independence Day concert and Gabriel Fauré's "Requiem".

photo by Maciej Zienkiewicz