{{short description|Czech conductor|bot=PearBOT 5}} thumb|upright|Altrichter in 2013 '''Petr Altrichter''' (born 24 May 1951 in Frenštát pod Radhoštěm, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech conductor. He studied French horn and conducting at the Conservatory of Music in Ostrava. He also studied at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts. He worked as an assistant conductor to Václav Neumann at the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra.
With the Prague Symphony Orchestra, Altrichter served as its principal guest conductor, and later principal conductor from 1990 to 1992. In Germany, he was music director of the Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie from 1993 to 2004. In the UK, he was principal conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (RLPO) from 1997 to 2001. His RLPO tenure was marked by financial troubles which had begun before his tenure, in addition to criticism of his conducting style.<ref>{{cite news | author=Vanessa Thorpe | title=A long time to turn around | url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/1999/jun/13/featuresreview.review5 | work=The Observer | date=1999-06-13 | accessdate=2009-07-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | author=Stephen Moss | title=Lightning conductor | url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2000/feb/15/artsfeatures2 | work=The Guardian | date=2000-02-15 | accessdate=2009-07-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | author=Lynne Walker | title=Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/royal-liverpool-philharmonic-orchestra-philharmonic-hall-liverpool-670477.html | work=The Independent | date=2001-09-23 | accessdate=2009-07-25}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
Since 2002, Altrichter is the principal conductor of the Brno Philharmonic Orchestra.
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==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080511172319/http://www.hazardchase.co.uk/artists/petr_altrichter Petr Altrichter biography from agent's website] * [http://www.imgartists.com/?page=artist&id=967 IMG Artists biography of Altrichter] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627003911/http://www.imgartists.com/?page=artist&id=967 |date=2009-06-27 }}
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