Otto Tausk

About Otto Tausk

Born in Utrecht, Tausk studied violin with Viktor Liberman and Istvan Parkanyi, as well as conducting with Jurjen Hempel and Kenneth Montgomery. He continued his studies with the Lithuanian conductor Jonas Aleksa in Vilnius. As assistant conductor with the Roerdam Philharmonic from 2004
to 2006, he worked in close collaboration with Valery Gergiev, who subsequently invited him to work with the Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, frequently as well with the Roerdam Philharmonic. For many years he was the chief conductor of the Holland Symfonia. In the 2012/2013  season, he was appointed chief conductor of the St. Gallen Symphony Orchestra and Theater. As  guest conductor, he has worked with the Russian National Orchestra in Moscow, the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra in Hilversum, the SWR Baden-Baden and Freiburg Symphony Orchestra, and the Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Musica, among others. He works regularly with contemporary music ensembles such as Asko Ensemble und Nieuw Sinfoniea. In 2010/2011, Otto Tausk was presented with the „de Olifant“ prize by the city of Haarlem for his work with the Holland Symfonia.