Markus L. Frank

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Markus Lukas Frank (* 1969 in Schwäbisch Hall ) is a German musician and conductor .

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Markus L. Frank studied at the Detmold University of Music from 1988 , with scholarships from the German National Academic Foundation , the German Music Council and the German Mozart Society . He took part in several music competitions and was a prizewinner at the Markneukirchen International Instrumental Competition , the Concours de Genève and the ARD Competition in Munich.

After graduating, he was horn player with the NDR Symphony Orchestra Hamburg . During this time he also played as a solo horn player with other orchestras and also studied conducting with Klauspeter Seibel at the Hamburg University of Music and Theater . From 1998 he was 2nd Kapellmeister at the Kiel Opera House , and played this time with the Philharmonic Orchestra Kiel Cyrano de Bergerac by Franco Alfano one.

In 2003 he became 1st Kapellmeister and Deputy General Music Director at the Anhaltisches Theater in Dessau . He has made guest appearances at the Hanover State Opera and conducted the ballets Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Le sacre du printemps by Igor Stravinsky . In 2005 he made his debut with Hansel and Gretel von Engelbert Humperdinck at the Deutsche Oper Berlin , where he later conducted several times The Magic Flute by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart .

Markus L. Frank became general music director at the Theater Nordhausen / Loh-Orchester Sondershausen in 2008 . Since 2012/2013 he has been teaching orchestral conducting at the Liszt School of Music Weimar .

From the 2016/2017 season, he was appointed General Music Director of the Anhalt Philharmonic at the Anhalt Theater Dessau as the successor to Antony Hermus .

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  1. Markus L. Frank on the website of the Liszt School of Music Weimar (PDF; 782 kB)
  2. ^ Anhaltische Philharmonie Dessau: Markus L. Frank becomes general music director. In: Mitteldeutsche Zeitung . February 28, 2016
  3. Markus L. Frank becomes GMD at the Anhaltisches Theater Dessau on vdoper.de