Artistic Team
We believe that artistic excellence is developed by constant collaboration. And over the years, in that spirit of exploration, we have worked with and been influenced by many incredible artists.
Former Principal Conductor and Artistic Partner Jörg Widmann had a profound influence on our work during his tenure between 2011 - 2022. His irrepressible energy and pursuit of excellence brought us to new heights of success. As of May 2022, our Principal Conductor and Artistic Partner is the celebrated Austrian Violinist Thomas Zehetmair. His leadership has opened up new artistic horizons for us, and his vision has been complemented by the passion of our orchestra leader, Katherine Hunka.
Our musicians share a rare rapport, forged over 20 years of performance. This openness and spirit of collaboration has attracted outstanding international performers such as Henning Kraggerud, Florian Donderer, Sean Shibe, Brett Dean, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Ruth Killius, Tabea Zimmermann, Igor Levit, and Elisabeth Leonskaja. Since August 2022, Sharon Carty has been Artist in Association at the Irish Chamber Orchestra.