Zdeněk Mácal
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Zdeněk Mácal [ma:tsal] (often written Zdenek Macal) (born January 8, 1936 in Brno) is a Czech conductor. After a promising career in Czechoslovakia, he left the country after the Soviet-led invasion of 1968 crushed the Prague Spring, finding work first at the Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra. Later, in America, he served as Music Director of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. He was also Chief Conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, but his contract was cut short due to clashes with musicians and management.
In 2003, Mácal was appointed chief conductor of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. His current contract with the orchestra is through 2008.
Mácal has also performed and recorded works with the London Philharmonia, including Richard Danielpour's Celestial Night. (Sony 60779)
In 2006 Mácal made a brief appearance in the Japanese drama series Nodame Cantabile (based on the manga by Tomoko Ninomiya), during scenes shot in Prague. He played the main character's childhood mentor, the conductor Sebastiano Vieira.
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| Preceded by Christoph von Dohnányi |
Chief Conductor, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne 1970–1974 |
Succeeded by Hiroshi Wakasugi |
| Preceded by Charles Mackerras |
Chief Conductor, Sydney Symphony Orchestra 1986–1987 |
Succeeded by Stuart Challender |
| Preceded by Lukas Foss |
Music Director, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 1986–1995 |
Succeeded by Andreas Delfs |
| Preceded by Hugh Wolff |
Music Director, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra 1993–2002 |
Succeeded by Neeme Järvi |
| Preceded by Vladimir Ashkenazy |
Principal Conductor, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra 2003– |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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