Ingo Metzmacher
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| Born | 10 November 1957 Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| Occupation | Conductor |
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Ingo Metzmacher (born 10 November 1957) is a German conductor and artistic director of the festival KunstFestSpiele Herrenhausen in Hanover.[1]
Life
Metzmacher was born in Hanover, the son of the cellist Rudolf Metzmacher and the research biologist Lore Schoen.[2] His musical education in piano, music theory and conducting was in Hanover, Salzburg and Cologne.[2] He later joined the Ensemble Modern in 1980 as its pianist and became the orchestra's conductor in 1985.[3] In 1987 he gave his opera debut at the Oper Frankfurt.[4][5]
In 1994 Metzmacher conducted the premiere of the revised version of Henze's Symphony No. 6.[6] In 1997 he conducted the world premiere of Henze's Symphony No. 9 at the composer's request.[7]
Between 1995 and 1999 he was principal guest conductor of the
Philharmonic Orchestra.[9] In 2005 the Hamburg State Opera was voted Opera House of the Year by the leading German opera magazine, Opernwelt.[10] Metzmacher left his post in Hamburg after disputes with the city over funding.[11]
In 2005 he became chief conductor of
BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall.[18]
Ingo Metzmacher is regularly conducting at leading opera houses, including
Geneva Opera.[19]
He has led orchestras such as the
Vienna Symphony Orchestra, and New Japan Philharmonic.[19]
Recordings
- Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (with Angela Denoke, Misha Didyk, Kurt Rydl, Marian Talaba, Nadia Krasteva, Chorus and Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera; Orfeo, 2011)[20]
- Franz Schubert: Heliopolis (Matthias Goerne, baritone; Ingo Metzmacher, piano; harmonia mundi, 2009)[21]
- Messiaen: Éclairs Sur L'Au-Delà... (with Vienna Philharmonic; Kairos, 2008)[22]
- Alban Berg: Wozzeck (with Bo Skovhus, Angela Denoke, Frode Olsen, Chris Merritt, Jan Blinkhof, Jürgen Sacher, Choir of the Hamburg State Opera, Philharmonic State Orchestra Hamburg; EMI Classics, 1999)[23]
- Henze: Symphony No. 9 (with Berlin Philharmonic; EMI Classics, 1998)[24]
- Luigi Nono: Prometeo. Tragedia Dell'Ascolto (with Ingrid Ade-Jesemann, Monika Bair-Ivenz, Peter Hall, Solistenchor Freiburg, Ensemble Modern; Ricordi/EMI Classics, 1995)[25]
- Henze: Requiem (with Ueli Wiget, Håkan Hardenberger, Ensemble Modern; Sony Classical, 1994)[26]
- Conlon Nancarrow: Studies (with Ensemble Modern; BMG, 1993)[27]
- Charles Ives: A Portrait (with Ensemble Modern; EMI, 1992)[28]
- Complete symphonies of Karl Amadeus Hartmann, recorded with the Bamberg Symphony between 1993 and 1997.[29][30][31]
Books
- Metzmacher, Ingo (2005). Keine Angst vor neuen Tönen (in German). Berlin: Rowohlt. ISBN 978-3-87134-478-7.
- Metzmacher, Ingo (2009). Vorhang auf! (in German). Berlin: Rowohlt Berlin. ISBN 978-3-87134-576-0.
Awards and honors
- 1996: Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik for Luigi Nono’s Prometeo (with Ingrid Ade-Jesemann, Monika Bair-Ivenz, Peter Hall, Solistenchor Freiburg and Ensemble Modern)[32]
- 1998: Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik for the complete recording of Karl Amadeus Hartmann's symphonies (with the Bamberg Symphony)[33]
- 1998: ECHO Klassik, Conductor of the Year[34]
- 1998: Opernwelt, Conductor of the Year[35]
- 1999: Niedersachsenpreis for Culture[36]
- 2000: ECHO Klassik, Symphonic Recording (with Philharmonic State Orchestra Hamburg)
- 2009: Praetorius Music Prize awarded by the Ministry of Culture and Science of Lower Saxony[37]
- 2010: Opernwelt, Conductor of the Year[38]
References
- ^ "Ingo Metzmacher verlässt Kunstfestspiele Herrenhausen 2025". HANNOVER.DE (in German). Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Ingo Metzmacher". Munzinger Biographie (in German). Archived from the original on 19 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Spielplan". Oper Frankfurt (in German). 8 September 2024. Archived from the original on 20 April 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Ingo Metzmacher". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). 15 October 2007. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Ingo Metzmacher". Lucerne Festival (in German). Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Sinfonia N. 6". Schott Music (in German). Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Tim Ashley (8 December 2000). "Thoroughly modern maestro". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2007.
- ^ "Bamberger Symphoniker". bayern-online.de (in German). 25 November 2019. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Sa, 9.11.2024 20 Uhr NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester / Ingo Metzmacher". Elbphilharmonie (in German). Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Mau, Ulrike (18 November 2011). "Ingo Metzmacher in der Laeiszhalle". Die Welt (in German). Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Tim Ashley (21 November 2003). "Going out with a bang". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2007.
- ^ "Metzmacher geht nach Amsterdam". Die Tageszeitung: Taz (in German). 1 April 2003. p. 23. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Ingo Metzmacher". Nationale Opera & Ballet. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Artist Profile: Ingo Metzmacher". Opus 3 Artists. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ^ Manuel Brug (26 March 2009). "Dirigent Ingo Metzmacher hört beim DSO auf". Die Welt. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ Manuel Brug (4 May 2009). "'Es tut mir leid – für Orchester und Publikum'". Die Welt. Archived from the original on 19 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ Matthias Nöther (16 June 2010). "Ein Vorbild im Zweifeln: Ingo Metzmacher gibt sein Abschiedskonzert beim DSO". Berliner Zeitung. Archived from the original on 10 September 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ Tim Ashley (11 August 2010). "DSO Berlin/Metzmacher (Royal Albert Hall, London)". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 19 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ a b "Ingo Metzmacher". MariinskyKirov.com. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- OCLC 990336459
- OCLC 718104097
- OCLC 1184381283
- OCLC 1184285435
- OCLC 1011432307
- OCLC 1183570127
- OCLC 1011431537
- OCLC 874620362
- OCLC 1183677097
- ^ Andrew Clements (19 May 2000). "The other Amadeus". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 May 2007.
- ^ Guy Rickards (2000). "Record reviews ("Karl Amadeus Hartmann: Symphony No.1, 'Essay towards a Requiem'" and other issues in series)". Tempo (New Ser.), 211, pp. 43, 45.
- OCLC 1347116812
- ^ "Ingo Metzmacher". Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste (in German). Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "1998". Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik (in German). Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Ingo Metzmacher". Biografie WHO'S WHO (in German). Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- FAZ.NET (in German). 11 June 2001. Archivedfrom the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Niedersächsischer Staatspreis". Portal Niedersachsen (in German). 2 September 2024. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- nmz- neue musikzeitung (in German). 7 May 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Merschmeier, Michael; Theaterverlag, Der (30 September 2010). "Artikel "Am 1. Oktober erschien das Jahrbuch der Opernwelt"". Der Theaterverlag (in German). Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
External links
- Official website (in English and German)
- KunstFestSpiele Herrenhausen website
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