Antun Poljanich is the orchestra's fourth Musical Director. Born in Croatia, Antun studied piano and theory at Dubrovnik School for Musical Education, then studied conducting at the University of Lubljana. Following post-graduate studies in Austria, he won a scholarship, which took him to Leningrad for a three-year Master Course in Conducting at the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory. He then worked with the Leningrad State Symphony Orchestra, the Veneto Philharmonia, the Slovene and Croatian National Orchestras and other prominent orchestras in Russia and Europe.
(c) auckland youth orchestra 2008 | Photography by Claire Cowen
Antun Poljanich is the orchestra's fourth Musical Director. Born in Croatia, Antun studied piano and theory at Dubrovnik School for Musical Education, then studied conducting at the University of Lubljana. Following post-graduate studies in Austria, he won a scholarship, which took him to Leningrad for a three-year Master Course in Conducting at the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory. He then worked with the Leningrad State Symphony Orchestra, the Veneto Philharmonia, the Slovene and Croatian National Orchestras and other prominent orchestras in Russia and Europe.