Jakub
Przybycień
3. July, 2026
The winner of the Mahler Competition has been decided: Jakub Przybycień has particularly impressed the jury. The Audience Prize was also awarded to Jakub, who won the hearts of the listeners.
Jakub Przybycień is appointed Assistant Conductor with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Andris Nelsons from the 2026/27 season for a period of two years. He has been recognised in international conducting competitions as the winner of the Mahler Competition 2026, a finalist of the International Conducting Competition Rotterdam 2025, as well as the finalist of the Herbert von Karajan Young Conductors Award 2025.
When Jakub Przybycień studies a score, he always does so from a dual perspective, as an experienced orchestral musician who immediately recognises where the challenges lie, and as a conductor who is always searching for the unique story and sound within each work.
