Czech Philharmonic names three to fill in for late chief conductor Jiří Bělohlávek

Conductors Petr Altrichter, Jakub Hrůša, and Tomáš Netopil will fill in for the late Jiří Bělohlávek at the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, both abroad and on the domestic scene, the philharmonic confirmed. The world-renowned chief conductor died on May 31 after a long illness. The orchestra is determining whether agreed programs will go ahead unchanged, the Czech News Agency said.

Author: Jan Velinger