Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra in Germany has today announced the appointment of 30 year old Singaporean conductor Kahchun Wong as their new Chief Conductor - effective from September 2018.
A graduate of the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music and the Hanns-Eisler Musikhochschule, Kahchun was awarded 1st prize at the 2016 Gustav Mahler International Conducting competition.
A protege of the late Kurt Musur, his recent conducting engagements include Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Berliner Konzerthausorchester, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, New Japan Philharmonic, St.Petersburg Philharmonic and the Tokyo Philharmonic.
