After leading a number of orchestras and operas throughout Europe, Markus Poschner is ready to start a new chapter in Utah.

»Utah, as I see it, there’s a quite strong culture of pioneers, or exploring,« he said. »And that’s exactly my job as a conductor – I’m an explorer. You scratch a little bit of dust from stones, or just refurbish things to see what’s beneath – new colors, new ideas. And I think that’s exactly what Abravanel stood up for, for this sort of exploring, as he did Mahler during a decade when almost nobody did Mahler.«