Chief Conductor of the Prague Symphony Orchestra from 2020/2021
From 2013–2018 he was Chief Conductor of the Plzeň Philharmonic, from 2014–2018 he has been Principal Guest Conductor of the Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra in Prague and from 2018–2021 he has been Chief Conductor of the Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic.
Jac van Steen was born in The Netherlands and studied orchestra and choir conducting at the Brabants Conservatory of Music.
In September 2017 Pietari Inkinen became Chief Conductor of the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbruecken. Inkinen is also Chief Conductor of the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, a post he has held since the beginning of the 16-17 season. He has also been Chief Conductor of the Prague Symphony Orchestra since 2015.
