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Ingo Metzmacher
Metzmacher, 2018
Born(1957-11-10)10 November 1957
Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
OccupationConductor
Organizations

Ingo Metzmacher (born 10 November 1957) is a German conductor and artistic director of the festival KunstFestSpiele Herrenhausen in Hanover.[1]

Life

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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 Bamberg Symphony[8] and from 1997 to 2005 he served as general music director of the City of Hamburg, which covered the Hamburg State Opera and its 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 De Nederlandse Opera (DNO) in Amsterdam.[12] In February 2007 the opera announced that Metzmacher would step down from his post as DNO's chief conductor in 2008.[13][5] From 2007 to 2010 he was the chief conductor and artistic director of the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (DSO-Berlin).[14] His original contract with the DSO-Berlin was through 2011. However, after reports of disputes over financing and a threatened reduction in the size of the orchestra, in March 2009 Metzmacher announced his early resignation from the DSO-Berlin principal conductorship as of the summer of 2010.[15][16] His final concerts as the orchestra's principal conductor were in June 2010 in Berlin[17] and in August 2010 at the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall.[18]

Ingo Metzmacher is regularly conducting at leading opera houses, including Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Zurich Opera House, La Scala, Teatro Real, Vienna State Opera, Berlin State Opera, Paris Opera and Geneva Opera.[19]

He has led orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic, Russian National Orchestra, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, London Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, and New Japan Philharmonic.[19]

Recordings

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Books

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Ingo Metzmacher verlässt Kunstfestspiele Herrenhausen 2025". HANNOVER.DE (in German). Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Ingo Metzmacher". Munzinger Biographie (in German). Archived from the original on 19 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Spielplan". Oper Frankfurt (in German). 8 September 2024. Archived from the original on 20 April 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Ingo Metzmacher". Neue Zürcher Zeitung (in German). 15 October 2007. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Ingo Metzmacher". Lucerne Festival (in German). Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Sinfonia N. 6". Schott Music (in German). Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  7. ^ Tim Ashley (8 December 2000). "Thoroughly modern maestro". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2007.
  8. ^ "Bamberger Symphoniker". bayern-online.de (in German). 25 November 2019. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Tim Ashley (21 November 2003). "Going out with a bang". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 21 May 2007.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "Ingo Metzmacher". Nationale Opera & Ballet. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Artist Profile: Ingo Metzmacher". Opus 3 Artists. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ a b "Ingo Metzmacher". MariinskyKirov.com. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  20. ^ Shostakovich, Dmitriĭ Dmitrievich; Preĭs, A.; Rydl, Kurt; Talaba, Marian; Denoke, Angela; Didyk, Misha; Ellen, Donna; Roider, Michael; Monarcha, Janusz; Kai, Eijiro; Derntl, Wolfram Igor; Metzmacher, Ingo; Krasteva, Nadia; Dumitrescu, Dan Paul; Leskov, N. S.; Wiener Staatsoper Orchester; Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor (2011), Lady Macbeth von Mzensk (in Russian), München: Orfeo, OCLC 990336459
  21. ^ Schubert, Franz; Goerne, Matthias; Metzmacher, Ingo (2009), Heliopolis (in German), Arles: Harmonia Mundi, OCLC 718104097
  22. ^ Messiaen, Olivier; Metzmacher, Ingo; Wiener Philharmoniker (2008), Eclairs sur l'au-delà .. (in German), [S.l.], [Hamburg: Kairos-Prod. Edel Entertainment, Vertrieb], OCLC 1184381283
  23. ^ Berg, Alban; Skovhus, Boje; Blinkhof, Jan; Sacher, Jürgen; Merritt, Chris; Olsen, Frode; Denoke, Angela; Augér, Arleen; Kammler, Steffen; Bruns, Jan Rainer; Metzmacher, Ingo; Rattle, Simon; Hamburgische Staatsoper Chor; Kinderchor Cantilene; Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (2010), Wozzeck [opera in three acts] (in German), Köln: EMI Music Germany, OCLC 1184285435
  24. ^ Henze, Hans Werner; Philharmoniker, Berliner; Metzmacher, Ingo; Berlin, Rundfunkchor, Hans Werner Henze, Sinfonia N. 9 (in undetermined language), OCLC 1011432307
  25. ^ Nono, Luigi; Cacciari, Massimo; Ade-Jesemann, Ingrid; Bair-Ivenz, Monika; Otto, Susanne; Rasker, Helena; Hall, Peter; Wiesner, Dietmar; Sluchin, Benny; Römer, Rainer; Fichter, Thomas; Didi, Evelyne; Wilms, André; Richard, André; Metzmacher, Ingo; Solistenchor; Ensemble Modern (1995), Prometeo tragedia dell'ascolto (in German), Köln: EMI-Electrola, OCLC 1183570127
  26. ^ Henze, Hans Werner; Modern, Ensemble; Hardenberger, Hakan; Metzmacher, Ingo; Wiget, Ueli, Hans Werner Henze, Requiem (in undetermined language), OCLC 1011431537
  27. ^ Nancarrow, Conlon (1992), Nancarrow - Studies - Ensemble Modern - Metzmacher (in undetermined language), OCLC 874620362
  28. ^ Ives, Charles; Herford, Henry; Metzmacher, Ingo; Ensemble Modern (1992), A portrait of Charles Ives (in German), Köln: EMI-Electrola, OCLC 1183677097
  29. ^ Andrew Clements (19 May 2000). "The other Amadeus". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 May 2007.
  30. ^ 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.
  31. ^ Hartmann, Karl Amadeus; Pessati, Kismara; Stenz, Markus; Gaffigan, James; Schønwandt, Michael; Poppen, Christoph; Vänskä, Osmo; Metzmacher, Ingo; Radio Filharmonisch Orkest Holland; Radio Kamer Filharmonie (2013), Symphonies nos. 1-8 (in German), [The Netherlands]: Challenge Classics, OCLC 1347116812
  32. ^ "Ingo Metzmacher". Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste (in German). Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  33. ^ "1998". Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik (in German). Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  34. ^ "Ingo Metzmacher". Biografie WHO'S WHO (in German). Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  35. ^ "Interview: Ingo Metzmacher: Als Operndirigent muss man Risiken eingehen". FAZ.NET (in German). 11 June 2001. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  36. ^ "Niedersächsischer Staatspreis". Portal Niedersachsen (in German). 2 September 2024. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  37. ^ "Niedersachsen ehrt Ingo Metzmacher mit dem Praetorius Musikpreis". nmz - neue musikzeitung (in German). 7 May 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  38. ^ 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.
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Cultural offices
Preceded by Music Director, Hamburg State Opera
1997–2005 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Conductor, De Nederlandse Opera
2005–2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Principal Conductor, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
2007–2010 		Succeeded by
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