Highlights of Krzysztof Urbański’s 24/25 season include returns to the Münchner Philharmoniker, Bayerische Staatsorchester and Beethoven’s “Fidelio” production at the Opernhaus Zürich. Moreover he returns to the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Bamberger Symphoniker and debuts with the Tokyo Metropolitan Orchestra.

Urbański appeared as a guest conductor with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Berliner Philharmoniker, Staatskapelle Dresden, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Orchestre de Paris, Chicago Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic and the San Francisco Symphony, among others.

Krzysztof Urbański served as Music Director of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (2011-2021) and as Chief Conductor and Artistic Leader of the Trondheim Symphony (2010-2017). In 2017 he was appointed Honorary Guest Conductor of the Trondheim Symphony and Opera. He was Principal Guest Conductor of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra (2012-2016) and Principal Guest Conductor of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester (2015-2021). In November 2022 Urbański was appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the Orchestra della Svizzera italiana. From the 24/25 season he holds the post of Chief Conductor of the Berner Symphonieorchester and Music and Artistic Director of the Warsaw Philharmonic.

With the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester he recorded albums of Lutosławski’s works, Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 5 and R. Strauss’ works; all on Alpha Classics. His discography also includes Chopin’s small pieces for piano and orchestra with Jan Lisiecki and the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra for Deutsche Grammophon which received an ECHO Klassik Award and Martinů’s Cello Concerto No. 1 with Sol Gabetta and the Berliner Philharmoniker recorded for Sony.