Robert Kružík belongs to the youngest generation of Czech conductors. From January 2016 he is a permanent conductor of Janáček Opera House of the National Theatre Brno as well as of Moravian-Silesian Theatre in Ostrava (2016-2019), permanent guest conductor of Brno Philharmonic starting the season 2018/2019. In April 2020, he accepted the offer of the Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic and from the 2021/22 season he is its Chief Conductor. He is the laureate of the Jiří Bělohlávek Award.
Robert Kružík is also a designated chief conductor of Janáček Opera House of the National Theatre Brno from the 2025/26 season.
Since 2014, he has been working for Janáček Opera House as an assistant conductor on productions of Maria di Rohan by Gaetano Donizetti and operas Carmen, The Kiss (Hubička), The Miracles of Mary (Hry o Marii), The Devil and Kate (Čert a Káča). Robert Kružík directed his interpretation of Rossini’s Le comte Ory, Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades and Eugene Onegin. In the beginning of season 2018/2019 he directed premiere of Smetana´s Libuše to the 100th anniversary of foundation of the Czech Republic. Der Rosenkavalier from Richard Strauss, Martinů´s Greek Passion and Otello from Giuseppe Verdi.
In addition to opera stages, Robert Kružík works with several orchestras such as Czech Philharmonic, Slovak Philharmonic, MDR-Sinfonieorchester, Brno Philharmonic, PKF – Prague Philharmonia, Prague Symphony Orchestra, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava, Slovak State Philharmonic Košice etc. He has worked with leading soloists such as violinists, Václav Hudeček, Josef Špaček, Jan Mráček, cellists Tomáš Jamník, Raphael Wallfisch, singers Roman Janál, Jiří Sulženko and famous Soňa Červená. As a conductor he made his appearance at Smetana´s Litomyšl Festival, St. Venceslas Music Festival in Ostrava and in major concert halls of the Czech Republic. In May 2020, he made his debut at the Prague Spring Festival with the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Born in Brno, he started as a cellist and later graduated from Brno Conservatory where besides playing cello (as a pupil of Miroslav Zicha) he engaged in conducting (as a pupil of Stanislav Kummer). He pursued his studies at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, where he was taught conducting by Leoš Svárovský, Charles Olivieri-Munroe and Lubomír Mátl as well as the subject of cello by Miroslav Petráš. In the academic year 2012/2013 he obtained a study-related placement in Zürcher Hochschule der Künste in Switzerland where he focused on both subjects. He performed, with success, at several cello competitions, among others the Prague Spring, the Bohuslav Martinů Foundation Interpretation Competition, Leoš Janáček International Competition. He broadened his experience and skills participating in master courses in cello performance under the guidance of Jiří Bárta, Michaela Fukačová and Raphael Wallfisch and conducting with Norbert Baxa, Johannes Schlaefli and David Zinman.
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