The Austrian conductor Patrick Hahn, 25, is announced as Principal Guest Conductor and Artistic Advisor of the Borusan İstanbul Philharmonic Orchestra (BIPO), a two-season contract commencing in October 2021.
Patrick Hahn has performed as a guest conductor at BIPO in more than eight concerts and received great acclaim from audiences. Hahn’s debut with the Orchestra was in August 2020 at the Istanbul Music Festival with soloist Vikingur Olafsson.
In 2020, Hahn was appointed as General Music Director in Wuppertal from the 2021/22 season and became Germany’s youngest conductor in such a position.