Ondřej Soukup receives the Roderick Brydon Award

Conductor Ondřej Soukup receives the Roderick Brydon Memorial Award for conducting. This award is given to talented young conductors as recognition of their work and serves as an encouragement for a continual development of their careers. Roderick Brydon was a prominent Scottish conductor with an international reputation. He was the first principal conductor of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, and worked extensively with the Scottish Opera, the Scottish National Orchestra (now RSNO), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and many other orchestras and opera companies abroad. Thanks to Mr Brydon’s legacy, young conductors like Ondřej are encouraged in their pursuit of a professional career in music.