On July 14, Houston Symphony Board of Trustees President John Rydman and Executive Director and CEO John Mangum announced Juraj Valčuha as the Houston Symphony's new Music Director. Valčuha will succeed Andrés Orozco-Estrada, whose tenure concludes at the end of the 2021-22 Season.
An internationally acclaimed conductor, Valčuha previously served as the Chief Conductor of the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai from 2009 to 2016. He also serves as Music Director of the Teatro San Carlo, Naples, and First Guest Conductor of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin.