Jens Georg Bachmann

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Jens Georg Bachmann (born June 25, 1972 in Berlin ) is a German conductor and artistic director .

Professional background

After studying conducting and violin at the “Hanns Eisler” University of Music Berlin (HfM) (from 1993 to 1997), Jens Georg Bachmann studied at the Juilliard School in New York (1997 to 1999) with Otto-Werner Mueller . Afterwards, James Levine appointed him his musical assistant with the Munich Philharmonic and later (2002) with the Verbier Festival Orchestra at the Swiss Verbier Festival . Bachmann was also Deputy Chief Conductor of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra (2001 to 2003) and Principal Conductor of the Texas Chamber Orchestra from 2003 to 2004 . Bachmann was elected Assistant Conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 2004, with whom he made his debut in July 2005 (the soloist was Pinchas Zukerman ). When James Levine suffered a stage accident on March 1, 2006 in Boston , Bachmann took over the remaining subscription concerts with the Boston Symphony Orchestra with great success.

In January 2007 Bachmann conducted The Magic Flute ( WA Mozart , with English libretto) his successful debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, where he conducted Lucia di Lammermoor in October 2007 and Der Rosenkavalier in 2009 . For the 2007/2008 season Christoph von Dohnányi appointed him as his musical assistant at the NDR Symphony Orchestra in Hamburg , which Bachmann conducted in various concert series and radio recordings. Bachmann ended his assistantship in mid-2009. From summer 2009 to 2012, Bachmann was Music Director of the Crested Butte Music Festival in Colorado .

Since the 2011/12 season, Bachmann has also given lectureships and guest concerts at New York University , Manhattan School of Music , the State University of New York at Stony Brook , the Lübeck University of Music and the European University of Cyprus .

Concert conducting took him alongside the Boston Symphony Orchestra (July 2005, October 2005, March 2006, July 2007) to the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra (October 2005, March 2006 and January 2007, June 2008), the NDR Sinfonieorchester / NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester ( January, May and July 2008, February 2009, January 2010), the NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover (June 2013, July 2014, May 2016), the Konzerthausorchester Berlin (January 1997, February 1998, January 2000), as well as the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (November 2007), the Gävle Symphony Orchestra ( October 2010), Florida Orchestra (November 2010), the ERT Radio Symphony Orchestra in Athens (May 2018) and the Thessaloniki City Symphony Orchestra (November 2018).

With the 2017/2018 season, Bachmann was appointed Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra , the National Symphony Orchestra of the Republic of Cyprus . With this he also took over the musical direction of the opera performances of the Pafos Aphrodite Festival Cyprus in Paphos .

Repertoire (selection)

Bachmann directed performances at the Komische Oper Berlin ( Two Berliners in Paris ), the Deutsche Oper am Rhein ( Swan Lake ), the State Opera Nuremberg ( Werther and Liebestrank / L'elisir d'amore ), the State Opera Stuttgart ( Die Zauberflöte and Der Freischütz ) , at the Theater Aachen ( Fidelio ), the Metropolitan Opera ( The Magic Flute ; Lucia di Lammermoor ; Der Rosenkavalier ) and at the Royal Swedish National Opera ( Figaro's wedding ).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Artistic Director / Chief Conductor. In: CYSO. March 7, 2016, Retrieved March 18, 2019 (American English).
  2. ↑ Jens Georg Bachmann - biography. Retrieved March 18, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Otto-Werner Mueller 1926-2016. March 24, 2016, accessed March 18, 2019 .
  4. ^ Opera News. Retrieved March 18, 2019 .
  5. ^ A b Opera Annals: METROPOLITAN OPERA, NEW YORK 2007-2014. In: Opera Annals. July 15, 2014, accessed March 18, 2019 .
  6. ↑ KallosTeLogos: Jens Georg Bachmann interview on occasion. Education concert with NDR symphony orchestra. January 14, 2014, accessed March 18, 2019 .
  7. ^ NDR: NDR das neue werk - Hamburg composers. Retrieved March 18, 2019 .
  8. ^ Vivien Schweitzer: Classical Music in the US This Summer . In: The New York Times . May 5, 2011, ISSN  0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed March 18, 2019]).
  9. ^ NYU Symphony Orchestra to Perform at The Church of St. Joseph in Greenwich Village, Nov. 14. In: New York University . November 2, 2011, accessed January 9, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Erin Siu: NYU Symphony Performs at Symphony Space. In: Manhattan Muses. Retrieved March 18, 2019 .
  11. ^ Out & About. In: West Side Spirit. February 17, 2015, accessed March 18, 2019 .
  12. ↑ Anna Nilsen, violinist. In: Project: Music Heals Us. May 3, 2016, Retrieved March 18, 2019 (American English).
  13. ^ Department of Music - Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved March 18, 2019 .
  14. ^ Department of Music - Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved March 1, 2020 .
  15. ↑ "I was not so delighted with anything". Retrieved March 18, 2019 .
  16. ↑ Karin Lubowski: Lübeck Festival shows Brahms and Schubert | shz.de. Retrieved March 18, 2019 .
  17. ↑ Hamburger Abendblatt- Hamburg: Selected tips. February 28, 2006, accessed on March 18, 2019 (German).
  18. ^ NDR: NDR das neue werk - Hamburg composers. Retrieved March 18, 2019 .
  19. ↑ KallosTeLogos: Jens Georg Bachmann interview on occasion. Education concert with NDR symphony orchestra. January 14, 2014, accessed March 18, 2019 .
  20. ↑ KallosTeLogos: Jens Georg Bachmann / Jörg Schade: "The lost orchestra". January 16, 2014, accessed March 18, 2019 .
  21. ^ League of American Orchestras. Retrieved March 18, 2019 .
  22. ↑ Concert Archives | Princeton Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved March 18, 2019 .
  23. ↑ Flyhänt och känsligt. October 31, 2010, accessed March 18, 2019 (Swedish).
  24. ^ Event Crazy: The Florida Orchestra's Little Night Music. In: Event Crazy. Event Crazy, accessed March 18, 2019 .
  25. ↑ Παναγιώτα Ξύδη: Συναυλία της Εθνικής Συμφωνικής Ορχήστρας στο Μέγαρο Μουσικής Αθηνών. In: mousikasynola.ert.gr. April 27, 2018, Retrieved March 18, 2019 (Greek).
  26. ↑ `` Gala Rossini - Gounod ''. Retrieved March 18, 2019 (American English).
  27. ^ Announcement of New Artistic Director . In: CYSO . July 7, 2017 ( org.cy [accessed July 22, 2017]). Announcement of New Artistic Director ( Memento of the original dated September 11, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.cyso.org.cy
  28. ↑ 20TH PAFOS APHRODITE FESTIVAL . In: CYSO . August 31, 2018 ( org.cy [accessed August 17, 2018]).
  29. ↑ Pafos Aphrodite Festival Cyprus. Retrieved August 17, 2018 .
  30. ↑ Jens Georg Bachmann, Kungliga Hovkapellet. Retrieved March 18, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Bachmann, Jens Georg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German conductor
DATE OF BIRTH June 25, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin