Uploaded May 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Queensland Symphony Orchestra has announced its new Chief Conductor: Umberto Clerici. Maestro Clerici has been appointed as Chief Conductor Designate and will become Chief Conductor on 1 January 2023 for a three-year term.
After a career spanning more than 20 years as a gifted cello soloist, chamber and orchestral musician, Maestro Clerici moved on from his role of Principal Cello of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in 2021 to focus on his rapidly acclaimed conducting career. Maestro Clerici will take over the baton from Johannes Fritzsch, one of Australia’s top international conductors and a musical leader credited with building QSO into the world-class orchestra it is today.
https://www.qso.com.au 🎼
Queensland Symphony Orchestra has announced its new Chief Conductor: Umberto Clerici. Maestro Clerici has been appointed as Chief Conductor Designate and will become Chief Conductor on 1 January 2023 for a three-year term.
After a career spanning more than 20 years as a gifted cello soloist, chamber and orchestral musician, Maestro Clerici moved on from his role of Principal Cello of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in 2021 to focus on his rapidly acclaimed conducting career. Maestro Clerici will take over the baton from Johannes Fritzsch, one of Australia’s top international conductors and a musical leader credited with building QSO into the world-class orchestra it is today.
https://www.qso.com.au 🎼
