From the season 2024/25, Martijn will be the chief conductor of the Hof Symphony Orchestra (Hofer Symphoniker). The contract initially engages Martijn for four seasons, in which he will lead the subscription concerts in the Freiheitshalle as well as leading guest performances in the region of Upper Franconia (Oberfranken).

Highlights of his first season as chief conductor include Tchaikovsky’s Manfred Symphony, the German premiere of the piano concerto by Doreen Carwithen, with soloist Alexandra Dariescu, as well as the h-moll-Messe by Bach. In the 2023/24 season he will already return for the New Year’s concerts as well as two subscription concerts with soloists Vadim Gluzman and Liya Petrova, also conducting Holst’s The Planets in the season finale concert.

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