Internationally renowned for his masterful interpretations and graceful conducting style, Zdenek Macal has led many of the world's most prestigious orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic, the Boston Symphony, the London Symphony Orchestra, the London Philharmonic, the New York Philharmonic, the Orchestre National de France, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Orchestra della Scala, the Chicago Symphony, the Munich Philharmonic and the NHK Symphony Orchestra in Tokyo.  During his tenure as Music Director of the Czech Philharmonic from 2003 to 2007, he conducted the orchestra on a number of major international tours and made a series of critically acclaimed recordings on the Exton label that include cycles of the symphonies of Mahler, Tchaikovsky and Dvorak.

After his American debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1972, Mr. Macal formed close relationships with leading orchestras throughout North America, frequently conducting the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Boston Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the National Symphony, the St. Louis Symphony, the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Minnesota Orchestra and the symphony orchestras of Montreal and Toronto, among others ... read full bio