Jun Märkl
Taiwan Philharmonic announced 61-year-old German conductor Jun Märkl as its new artistic advisor starting in August 2021. He will succeed Shao-chia Lü, the current artistic advisor.
From 1991 to 1994 Märkl served as Music Director of the Saarländisches Staatstheater in Saarbrücken. His directorships include the Nationaltheater Mannheim (1994-2000), Orchestre National de Lyon (2005-11), MDR Symphony Orchestra Leipzig (2007-2012) and the Basque National Orchestra (2014-17). From the summer of 2021, Märkl will join the Residentie Orchestra as principal guest conductor.
