British conductor James Judd will become the new Music Director and Chief Conductor of the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra for an initial three year period with effect from the orchestra’s 69th season 2017/18. In his first season he will conduct six double concerts and the opening concert of the 2017 Bratislava Festival. His next visit as Music Director Designate is scheduled for May 2017. James Judd (*1949) is also chief conductor of the Israel Symphony Orchestra and New York’s Little Orchestra Society.