André de Ridder
André de Ridder is a German conductor of classical music based in Freiburg im Breisgau and working all over the world.
Work
De Ridder studied conducting with
His experiential work includes cooperations with the British band
In the field of opera, de Ridder has conducted among others works by
- Damon Albarn's and Chen Shi-Zheng's animation opera Monkey: Journey to the West at the Manchester International Festival (2007), later on also at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris and at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in London
- Gerald Barry's The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant at the English National Opera
- Wolfgang Rihm's Drei Frauen at the Theater Basel
- Donnacha Dennehy's The Last Hotel at the Edinburgh International Festival (2015).
- Kaija Saariaho's Only the Sound Remains at Opera Forward Festival with Dutch National Opera (2016).
- Daniel Bjarnason's Brothers at Den Jyske Oper(2017).
In addition he conducts opera performances at the
From 2007 to 2012, de Ridder was the Principal Conductor of the
De Ridder is the co-curator and conductor of Unclassified Live, a series of genre-defying concerts at the Southbank Centre based on the BBC Radio 3 programme.[2]
In February 2021, it was announced that he has been nominated as GMD elect of Theater Freiburg and Philharmonisches Orchester, starting September 2022.
Quote
De Ridder conducted with discerning pace and gave the music space to breathe. [...] Energy, taste and a discriminating ear for balance and timbre are hallmarks of his conducting.
— Geoffrey Norris, The Telegraph, February 22, 2008
Discography (selection)
- Damon Alban: Dr Dee (Virgin)
- Gorillaz: Plastic Beach (EMI), nominated for a Grammy
- Max Richter: Recomposition of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons (Deutsche Grammophon), received an ECH Klassik award
References
- ^ Press release of Edinburgh International Festival, August 2015
- ^ "BBC Radio 3's Unclassified Live at Southbank Centre".
External links
- Komische Oper Berlin, biography André de Ridder
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