Mathias Mönius

Mathias Mönius (* 1963 in Forchheim ) is a German conductor and pianist .

Live and act

Mönius was born in Forchheim in 1963 . At the age of eight, Mönius learned to play the piano from his father. As a schoolboy he played in a jazz band. Mönius first studied ancient history and completed his studies with a master's degree . On the side, Mönius worked as a jazz musician. In 1990 Mönius played the piano for a recording of hits from the 20s and 30s. After his band was engaged at the theater in Nuremberg , Mönius began studying music at the Berlin University of the Arts in 1991 , which he completed in 1995. In 1996, Mönius directed the world premiere of the opera Das Jahrmarktsfest zu Plundersweilern , directed by Winfried Bauernfeind, at the Rheinsberg Castle Chamber Opera . The opera based on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was created as a joint composition by Julian Klein , Tatjana Komarowa, Markus Schmitt , Stefan Stoll and Sabine Wüsthoff. At the Staatstheater Braunschweig he was a solo coach with conducting duties. In 2000 he became a director of studies with a conducting obligation at the Meiningen State Theater . In 2007 he became first conductor and deputy general music director at the State Theater in Eisenach . In 2009 he became director of studies and conductor at the Nordhausen Theater / Loh Orchestra in Sondershausen . Since the 2012/2013 season Mönius has been director of studies and conductor at the Landestheater Detmold .

Mönius has made guest appearances as a conductor or pianist at the State Opera Unter den Linden , in Cape Town , Toronto , Italy, France, Holland, Great Britain and Switzerland.

Discography

• 1991: Darling, greetings from my heart - hits from the 20s and 30s , vocal ensemble Fortissimo, Mathias Mönius; Piano, Martina Mayer, flute. Rondeau CD 011090
• 2010: Bonjour Paris , soloist: Albrecht Mayer , orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields , conductor: Mathias Mönius. Decca 4782562

Awards

• 2013: Forchheim Culture Prize Triton

Web links

• Mathias Mönius on Operabase
• Mathias Mönius on the website of the Landestheater Detmold
• Mathias Mönius at Discogs (English)
• Mathias Mönius at Allmusic (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ DNB: Mathias Mönius. In: dnb.de. Retrieved on March 18, 2020 (German).  
2. ↑ ^{a b} Culture Prize 2013 for Mathias Mönius. In: Forchheimer Stadtanzeiger, No. 23. Stadt Forchheim, Mayor's Office, November 8, 2013, p. 11 , archived from the original on March 18, 2020 ; accessed on March 18, 2020 : "The Forchheim-born conductor Mathias Mönius received this year's Forchheim Culture Prize on October 20 in the historic town hall hall."  
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Conductor also as a musician. In: kyffhaeuser-nachrichten.de. June 23, 2010, archived from the original on March 18, 2020 ; accessed on March 18, 2020 (German).  
4. ↑ ^{a b} DNB: Darling, greetings from my heart. In: dnb.de. Retrieved on March 18, 2020 (German).  
5. ↑ ^{a b} Martin Rupprecht: Martin Rupprecht: Bühnen Bilder . Ed .: Werner Heegewaldt, Peter W. Marx. Theater der Zeit, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-95749-139-8 , p. 236 .
6. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Mathias Mönius, Kapellmeister / Head of Studies. In: landestheater-detmold.de. Archived from the original on March 18, 2020 ; accessed on March 18, 2020 (German).  
7. ↑ Bonjour Paris (2010, CD) | Discogs. In: discogs.com. Archived from the original on March 18, 2020 ; accessed on March 18, 2020 .