Thomas Zehetmair
(c) Mark Savage / Northern Sinfonia
Thomas Zehetmair has extended his contract as Chief Conductor of the Stuttgarter Kammerorchester (SKO) ahead of schedule: a continuation of their successful collaboration has been agreed upon until the end of the 2026/27 season.
Born in Salzburg in 1961, Thomas Zehetmair has been the Chief Conductor of the Stuttgarter Kammerorchester since the 2019/2020 season and has been Chef principal of the Orchestre National d’Auvergne since September 2021. He began his musical career as a violinist, but from the outset of his soloist career, he also engaged in conducting. Today, he is active as a conductor worldwide and has held positions such as Chief Conductor of the Orchestre de Chambre de Paris and long-time Artistic Partner of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (USA). From 2002 to 2014, he served as Music Director — and remains Conductor Laureate — of the Royal Northern Sinfonia.
Thomas Zehetmair is the founder of the Zehetmair Quartet, which has been active since 1994.
Another major milestone for him and the Stuttgarter Kammerorchester is the recent launch of Das Beethoven-Projekt. By 2027, they will perform and record all 9 of Beethoven’s symphonies in Dolby Atmos for SKO records.
