List of conductors at the Bayreuth Festival
The list of conductors at the Bayreuth Festival includes all the musical directors of the Bayreuth Festival , in alphabetical order, since the festival began in 1876. Traditionally, only seven of Richard Wagner's (1813–1983) operas are performed in Bayreuth . The Ring of the Nibelung consists of four evenings ( Das Rheingold , Die Walküre , Siegfried , Götterdämmerung ) . The program also included the 9th Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven in six years (1933, 1951 to 1953, 1963, 2001) .
Only one conductor, Felix Mottl , was employed at least once in all of the different operas. Christian Thielemann has so far conducted all works except Lohengrin , and in 2018 he is scheduled to conduct the Lohengrin. Six conductors performed five of the operatic works: Karl Böhm , Wilhelm Furtwängler , Berislav Klobučar , Horst Stein , and Richard Wagner's son Siegfried Wagner (1869–1930).
statistics
Conductor with multiple festival participation
conductor | From | To | Range (years) |
Festival years | Number (festival) |
Watch movements Number * |
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Hermann Abendroth | 1943 | 1944 | 1 | 1943-44 | 2 | 1 |
Marc Albrecht | 2003 | 2006 | 3 | 2003-06 | 4th | 1 |
Michael Balling | 1904 | 1925 | 21st | 1904, 1906, 1908-09, 1911-12, 1914, 1924-25 | 9 | 3 |
Daniel Barenboim | 1981 | 1999 | 18th | 1981-83, 1986-99 | 17th | 4th |
Franz Beidler | 1904 | 1906 | 2 | 1904, 1906 | 2 | 2 |
Karl Bohm | 1962 | 1976 | 14th | 1962-65, 1967-71, 1976 | 10 | 6th |
Pierre Boulez | 1966 | 2005 | 39 | 1966-68, 1970, 1976-80, 2004-05 | 11 | 2 |
André Cluytens | 1955 | 1965 | 10 | 1955-58, 1965 | 5 | 4th |
Dennis Russell Davies | 1978 | 1980 | 2 | 1978-80 | 3 | 1 |
Sir Andrew Davis | 2002 | 2003 | 1 | 2002-03 | 2 | 1 |
Colin Davis | 1977 | 1978 | 1 | 1977-78 | 2 | 1 |
Karl Elmendorff | 1927 | 1942 | 15th | 1927, 1930-34, 1938-42 | 11 | 4th |
Ádám Fischer | 2001 | 2007 | 6th | 2001-04, 2006-07 | 6th | 2 |
Franz Fischer | 1882 | 1899 | 17th | 1882-84, 1899 | 4th | 1 |
Wilhelm Furtwängler | 1931 | 1954 | 23 | 1931, 1936-37, 1943-44, 1951, 1954 | 7th | 6th |
Daniele Gatti | 2008 | 2011 | 3 | 2008-11 | 4th | 1 |
Hartmut Haenchen | 2016 | 2017 | 2 | 2016–17 | 2 | 1 |
Franz von Hoeßlin | 1927 | 1940 | 13 | 1927-28, 1934, 1938-40 | 6th | 2 |
Heinrich Hollreiser | 1973 | 1975 | 2 | 1973-75 | 3 | 2 |
Marek Janowski | 2016 | 2017 | 2 | 2016–17 | 2 | 2 |
Eugene Jochum | 1953 | 1973 | 20th | 1953-54, 1971-73 | 5 | 4th |
Philippe Jordan | 2012 | 2018 ** | 6 ** | 2012, 2017–18 ** | 2 (3) ** | 2 |
Willibald Kaehler | 1924 | 1925 | 1 | 1924-25 | 2 | 1 |
Herbert von Karajan | 1951 | 1952 | 1 | 1951-52 | 2 | 3 |
Joseph Keilberth | 1952 | 1956 | 4th | 1952-56 | 5 | 4th |
Rudolf Kempe | 1960 | 1967 | 7th | 1960-63, 1967 | 5 | 2 |
Carlos Kleiber | 1974 | 1976 | 2 | 1974-76 | 3 | 1 |
Berislav Klobučar | 1964 | 1969 | 5 | 1964, 1967-69 | 4th | 5 |
Hans Knappertsbusch | 1951 | 1964 | 13 | 1951-52, 1954-64 | 14th | 4th |
Axel Kober | 2012 | 2018 ** | 6 ** | 2012–16, 2018 ** | 5 (6) ** | 2 |
Erich Leinsdorf | 1959 | 1972 | 13 | 1959, 1972 | 2 | 2 |
Hermann Levi | 1882 | 1894 | 12 | 1882-84, 1886, 1889, 1891-92, 1894 | 8th | 1 |
James Levine | 1982 | 1998 | 16 | 1982-85, 1988-98 | 16 | 2 |
Lorin Maazel | 1960 | 1969 | 9 | 1960, 1968-69 | 3 | 2 |
Felix Mottl | 1886 | 1906 | 20th | 1892, 1894, 1886, 1888-89, 1891-92, 1896-97, 1901-02, 1906 | 12 | 7th |
Karl Muck | 1901 | 1930 | 29 | 1901-02, 1904, 1906, 1908-09, 1911-12, 1914, 1924-25, 1927-28, 1930 | 14th | 3 |
Andris Nelsons | 2010 | 2014 | 5 | 2010-14 | 6th | 1 |
Woldemar Nelsson | 1980 | 1985 | 5 | 1980-82, 1984-85 | 5 | 2 |
Antonio Pappano | 1999 | 2001 | 2 | 1999-2001 | 3 | 1 |
Kirill Petrenko | 2013 | 2015 | 2 | 2013-2015 | 3 | 1 |
Hans Richter | 1876 | 1912 | 36 | 1876, 1888-89, 1892, 1896-97, 1899, 1901-02, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1911-12 | 14th | 2 |
Donald C. Runnicles | 1992 | 1995 | 3 | 1992-93, 1995 | 3 | 1 |
Wolfgang Sawallisch | 1957 | 1962 | 5 | 1957-62 | 6th | 4th |
Peter Schneider | 1981 | 2012 | 36 | 1981-82, 1984-91, 1993-94, 1998-99, 2005-06, 2008-09, 2011-12 | 20th | 4th |
Michael Schønwandt | 1987 | 1988 | 1 | 1987-88 | 2 | 1 |
Giuseppe Sinopoli | 1985 | 2000 | 15th | 1985-87, 1989-2000, | 14th | 4th |
Horst Stein | 1969 | 1986 | 17th | 1969-84, 1986 | 17th | 5 |
Richard Strauss | 1894 | 1933 | 39 | 1894, 1933-34 | 3 | 2 |
Otmar Suitner | 1964 | 1967 | 3 | 1964-67 | 4th | 3 |
Christian Thielemann | 2000 | 2018 ** | 18 ** | 2000-10, 2012-18 ** | 17 (18) ** | 7 ** |
Heinz Tietjen | 1933 | 1959 | 26th | 1933-34, 1936-39, 1941, 1959 | 8th | 3 |
Arturo Toscanini | 1930 | 1931 | 1 | 1930-31 | 2 | 3 |
Silvio Varviso | 1969 | 1974 | 5 | 1969-74 | 6th | 3 |
Siegfried Wagner | 1896 | 1928 | 32 | 1896–97, 1899, 1901–02, 1904, 1906, 1908–09, 1911–12, 1914, 1928 | 13 | 5 |
Hans Wallat | 1970 | 1971 | 1 | 1970-71 | 2 | 2 |
Sebastian Weigle | 2007 | 2011 | 4th | 2007-11 | 5 | 1 |
* Number of different works conducted in Bayreuth
** According to plan for 2018
Conductors with one-time festival participation
Clemens Krauss conducted two works, all other conductors were only assigned to one work.
conductor | year |
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Alain Altinoglu | 2015 |
Fritz Busch | 1924 |
Semyon Bychkov | 2018 |
Placido Domingo | 2018 |
Mark Elder | 1981 |
Alberto Erede | 1968 |
Christoph Eschenbach | 2000 |
Valery Gergiev | 2019 |
Robert Heger | 1964 |
Thomas Hengelbrock | 2011 |
Paul Hindemith | 1953 |
Richard Kraus | 1942 |
Clemens Krauss | 1953 |
Josef Krips | 1961 |
Ferdinand Leitner | 1960 |
Lovro from Matačić | 1959 |
Christoph Ulrich Meier | 2007 |
Carl Melles | 1966 |
Eiji Ōue | 2005 |
Victor de Sabata | 1939 |
Thomas Schippers | 1963 |
Anton Seidl | 1897 |
Georg Solti | 1983 |
Peter Tilling | 2011 |
Edo de Waart | 1979 |
Hans Zender | 1975 |
Works conducted in Bayreuth
conductor | Watch movements Number * |
Dutch | Lohengrin | Mastersingers | Parsifal | ring | Tannhauser | Tristan | 9th Symph. ** |
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Hermann Abendroth | 1 | 1943-44 | |||||||
Marc Albrecht | 1 | 2003-06 | |||||||
Alain Altinoglu | 1 | 2015 | |||||||
Michael Balling | 3 | 1904, 1906, 1908, 1911-12 |
1909, 1911-12, 1914, 1924-25 |
1906 | |||||
Daniel Barenboim | 4th | 1996-99 | 1987 | 1988-92 | 1981-83, 1986-87, 1993-97, 1999 |
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Franz Beidler | 2 | 1906 | 1904 | ||||||
Karl Bohm | 6th | 1971 | 1968 | 1964, 1968, 1976 | 1965-67 | 1962-64, 1966, 1968-70 | 1963 | ||
Pierre Boulez | 2 | 1966-68, 1970, 2004-05 | 1976-80 | ||||||
Fritz Busch | 1 | 1924 | |||||||
Semyon Bychkov | 1 | 2018 *** | |||||||
André Cluytens | 4th | 1958 | 1956-58 | 1957, 1965 | 1955, 1965 | ||||
Dennis Russell Davies | 1 | 1978-80 | |||||||
Sir Andrew Davis | 1 | 2002-03 | |||||||
Colin Davis | 1 | 1977-78 | |||||||
Placido Domingo | 1/4 | 2018 ( Die Walküre ) *** | |||||||
Mark Elder | 1 | 1981 | |||||||
Karl Elmendorff | 4th | 1939-41 | 1933, 1934 | 1930-34, 1942 | 1927, 1927, 1938 | ||||
Alberto Erede | 1 | 1968 | |||||||
Christoph Eschenbach | 1 | 2000 | |||||||
Ádám Fischer | 2 | 2006-07 | 2001-04 | ||||||
Franz Fischer | 1 | 1882-84, 1899 | |||||||
Wilhelm Furtwängler | 6th | 1936 | 1943-44 | 1936-37 | 1936-37 | 1931 | 1951, 1954 | ||
Daniele Gatti | 1 | 2008-11 | |||||||
Hartmut Haenchen | 1 | 2016–17 | |||||||
Robert Heger | 1 | 1964 | |||||||
Thomas Hengelbrock | 1 | 2011 | |||||||
Paul Hindemith | 1 | 1953 | |||||||
Franz von Hoeßlin | 2 | 1934, 1938-39 | 1927-28, 1940 | ||||||
Heinrich Hollreiser | 2 | 1975 | 1973-74 | ||||||
Marek Janowski | 2 | 2017 | 2016–17 | ||||||
Eugene Jochum | 4th | 1954 | 1971-73 | 1954 | 1953 | ||||
Philippe Jordan | 2 | 2017–18 *** | 2012 | ||||||
Willibald Kaehler | 1 | 1924-25 | |||||||
Herbert von Karajan | 3 | 1951 | 1951 | 1952 | |||||
Joseph Keilberth | 4th | 1955-56 | 1953-54 | 1952-56 | 1954-55 | ||||
Rudolf Kempe | 2 | 1967 | 1960-63 | ||||||
Carlos Kleiber | 1 | 1974-76 | |||||||
Berislav Klobučar | 5 | 1967 | 1968-69 | 1964 | 1967 | 1968 | |||
Hans Knappertsbusch | 4th | 1955 | 1951-52, 1960 | 1951-52, 1954-64 | 1951, 1956-58 | ||||
Axel Kober | 2 | 2015–16.2018 *** | 2013-14 | ||||||
Richard Kraus | 1 | 1942 | |||||||
Clemens Krauss | 2 | 1953 | 1953 | ||||||
Josef Krips | 1 | 1961 | |||||||
Erich Leinsdorf | 2 | 1959 | 1972 | ||||||
Ferdinand Leitner | 1 | 1960 | |||||||
Hermann Levi | 1 | 1882-84, 1986, 1889, 1891-92, 1894 |
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James Levine | 2 | 1982-85, 1988-93 | 1994-98 | ||||||
Lorin Maazel | 2 | 1960 | 1968-69 | ||||||
Lovro from Matačić | 1 | 1959 | |||||||
Christoph Ulrich Meier | 1 | 2007 | |||||||
Carl Melles | 1 | 1966 | |||||||
Felix Mottl | 7th | 1901-02 | 1894 | 1892 | 1888, 1894, 1897, 1902 | 1896 | 1891-92 | 1886, 1889, 1891-92, 1906 | |
Karl Muck | 3 | 1909 | 1925 | 1901-02, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1911-12, 1914, 1924-25, 1927-28, 1930 |
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Andris Nelsons | 1 | 2010-14 | |||||||
Woldemar Nelsson | 2 | 1984-85 | 1980-82 | ||||||
Eiji Ōue | 1 | 2005 | |||||||
Antonio Pappano | 1 | 1999-2001 | |||||||
Kirill Petrenko | 1 | 2013–15 | |||||||
Hans Richter | 2 | 1888-89, 1892, 1899, 1911-12 |
1876, 1896-97, 1901-02, 1904, 1906, 1908 |
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Donald C. Runnicles | 1 | 1992-93, 1995 | |||||||
Victor de Sabata | 1 | 1939 | |||||||
Wolfgang Sawallisch | 4th | 1959-61 | 1962 | 1961-62 | 1957-59 | ||||
Thomas Schippers | 1 | 1963 | |||||||
Peter Schneider | 4th | 1981-82, 1994, 1998-99 |
1987-91, 1993, 2005 |
1984-86 | 2006, 2008-09, 2011-12 | ||||
Michael Schønwandt | 1 | 1987-88 | |||||||
Anton Seidl | 1 | 1897 | |||||||
Giuseppe Sinopoli | 4th | 1990-93 | 1994-99 | 2000 | 1985-87, 1989 | ||||
Georg Solti | 1 | 1983 | |||||||
Horst Stein | 5 | 1982-84, 1986 | 1969, 1975-81 | 1970-75 | 1972 | 1976-77 | |||
Richard Strauss | 3 | 1933-34 | 1894 | 1933 | |||||
Otmar Suitner | 3 | 1965 | 1966-67 | 1964 | |||||
Christian Thielemann | 8th*** | 2012-14 | 2018 *** | 2000-02 | 2001 | 2006-10 | 2002–05, 2012 | 2015–18 *** | 2001 |
Heinz Tietjen | 3 | 1936-37, 1959 | 1933-34 | 1934, 1936, 1938-39, 1941 | |||||
Peter Tilling | 1 | 2011 | |||||||
Arturo Toscanini | 3 | 1931 | 1930-31 | 1930 | |||||
Silvio Varviso | 3 | 1969-70 | 1971-72 | 1973-74 | |||||
Edo de Waart | 1 | 1979 | |||||||
Siegfried Wagner | 5 | 1914 | 1908-09 | 1909 | 1896-97, 1899, 1901-02, 1906, 1911-12, 1928 |
1904 | |||
Hans Wallat | 2 | 1971 | 1970 | ||||||
Sebastian Weigle | 1 | 2007-11 | |||||||
Hans Zender | 1 | 1975 | |||||||
conductor | Watch movements Number * |
Pick-up country |
Lohen- grin |
Master singer |
Parsifal | ring | Tann- houses |
Tristan | 9th Symph. ** |
* Number of different works conducted in Bayreuth
** 9th Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven
*** According to plan for 2018
literature
- Ernst Voss: The conductors of the Bayreuth Festival . Gustav Bosse Verlag, Regensburg 1976
Individual evidence
- ↑ Status: beginning of September 2017 (based on bayreuther-festspiele.de )
- ↑ Status: beginning of September 2017 (based on bayreuther-festspiele.de )