Michael Helmrath (born 15 April 1954) is a German oboist and conductor and since the 2016/2017 season, active as General Music Director of the Theater Nordhausen/Loh-Orchester Sondershausen.
Life
editBorn in Wuppertal, after studying oboe and conducting at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln, Helmrath first embarked on a career as an oboist, which led him as principal oboist to the Münchner Philharmoniker and Sergiu Celibidache, who recognised and promoted him as a conductor.
In 1989, he founded the Munich Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, consisting of the first desks of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra with its own concert series at the Philharmonie. From 2000 to 2015, he was general music director of the Brandenburger Symphoniker, which was nominated as "Orchestra of the Year" by the magazine Opernwelt under his direction.
In addition to the classical opera and concert repertoire, he also deals with Neue Musik, and numerous works were premiered under his direction. In addition, there exists numerous radio and television recordings, as well as CD recordings.
Since the 2016/2017 season, Helmrath has been the general music director of the Theater Nordhausen/Loh-Orchester Sondershausen tätig.[1]
Positions
edit- Solo oboist at the Münchner Philharmoniker
- Generalmusikdirektor of the Brandenburger Symphoniker
- Generalmusikdirektor of the Theater Nordhausen/Loh-Orchester Sondershausen
Guest conductor
editGermany
editamong others:
- Orchesterakademie Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival
- Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
- Dresdner Sinfoniker
- Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
- Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne
- NDR Radiophilharmonie
- Kammerorchester Berlin
- Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Halle
- Stuttgarter Philharmoniker
- Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden
- Nürnberger Symphoniker
- Thüringische Philharmonie
- Cologne Opera
- Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden
Abroad
editamong others:
- Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
- China National Symphony Orchestra
- Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra
- Gwangju Symphonic Orchestra
- Orchestra Sinfonica Sanremo
- Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb
- Rijeka Nationaltheater
- Ljubljana Summer Festival
- Miskolc Opera Festival
| Composer | Title | Orchestra | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johann Baptist Vanhal | Vier Sinfonien | Philharmonisches
Kammerorchester Munich |
Orfeo C 320 941 A |
| Leoš Janáček | Suite, Idyla und Adagio | Philharmonisches
Kammerorchester Munich |
Orfeo C 281 921 A |
| Werke von Yusupov, Kantscheli, Amirov und Tertarjan | Musik aus Tadschikistan, Georgien, Aserbaidschan und Armenien | Dresdner Sinfoniker | ArteNova / BMG (2 CD) 74321 82556 |
| Ludwig van Beethoven | Klavierkonzerte Nr. 1 und Nr. 3 | Carmen Piazzini
Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie |
Gutingi 212 |
| Ludwig van Beethoven | Klavierkonzerte Nr. 2 und Nr. 4 | Carmen Piazzini
Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie |
Gutingi 206 |
| Ludwig van Beethoven | Klavierkonzert Nr. 5
2 Romanzen (arr.: Hummel) |
Carmen Piazzini, Klavier
Radio-Philharmonie Hannover |
Gutingi 213 |
| L. Subramaniam | Shanti Priya
Double Concerto |
L. Subramaniam, ind. Violine
Michael Marin Kofler, Flöte Brandenburger Symphoniker |
duo-phon-records
Best.-Nr. 11 02 3 |
| Rodrigo, Clerch, Walton, Strawinsky, de Falla | Werke für Gitarre und Orchester | Joaquin Clerch, guitar
Brandenburger Symphoniker |
duo-phon-records
Best.-Nr. 11 01 3 |
| Daniel Schnyder | among others SubZero | Stefan Schulz, Bassposaune
Rundfunk-SInfonieorchester Berlin |
BIS-CD-1774
EAN 7318590017746 |
| Antonín Dvořák | Cellokonzert h-moll, Rondo, Waldesruh | Peter Bruns, Violoncello
Staatskapelle Dresden |
hänssler classic 98.478 |
| Werke von Hiller, Prokofjew, Ramirez und Bat Chaim | Concert for the Klezmer | Giora Feidman, Klarinette
Philharmonisches Kammerorchester München |
BMG 883 388 |
| Wilfried Hiller | Der Geigenseppel
(after Wilhelm Busch) |
Peter Striebeck, Erzähler
Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie |
DGG 463 907-2 |
| Jörg Widmoser / Duke Ellington | Orchestral work | Jörg Widmoser (violin) and Band
Brandenburger Symphoniker |
Pool 65993 |
| Rainer Rubbert | Kleist Oper (Live Mitschnitt) | Brandenburger Symphoniker | duo-phon-records
Best.-Nr. 11 03 3 |
| Ibert, Michat | Werke für Saxophon und Orchester | Asya Fateyeva, Saxophon
Brandenburger Symphoniker |
Genuin
Best.-Nr. GEN 16401 |
References
edit- ^ "WILLKOMMEN". Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Lebenslauf M.H." (PDF) (in German). Brandenburger Theater. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden. "Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden – Michael Helmrath" (in German). Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ "Michael Helmrath". Retrieved 21 December 2020.
External links
edit- Literature by and about Michael Helmrath in the German National Library catalogue
- Michael Helmrath discography at Discogs
