Christian Thielemann
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Christian Thielemann began as general music director at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin in the 2024-25 season. From 2012 to 2024, he was principal conductor of Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden. After holding positions at Deutsche Oper Berlin, in Gelsenkirchen, Karlsruhe, Hannover, and Düsseldorf, he became General Music Director in Nuremberg in 1988. In 1997, the Berlin-born conductor came to his home town as general music director of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, before becoming GMD at the Munich Philharmonic from 2004 to 2011. Besides serving as GMD in Dresden, he was from 2013 to 2022 the artistic director of the Salzburg Easter Festival and musical advisor and director at the Bayreuth Festival. Christian Thielemann works closely with both the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonics, and conducted the New Year’s Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic in 2019 and 2024. He has received many invitations to conduct at the most important orchestras and opera houses around the world.
Christian Thielemann is an honorary member of the Royal Academy of Music in London, honorary professor at Hochschule für Musik “Carl Maria von Weber” Dresden, and was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Hochschule für Musik “Franz Liszt” Weimar and KU Leuven in Belgium. In 2003, he was awarded Germany’s Order of Merit, in May 2015 he received the Richard-Wagner Prize of the Richard-Wagner-Stiftung Leipzig, and in October 2016 the Semperoper Foundation Prize. In 2022, he received the Ehrenzeichen of the State of Salzburg and the Wappenmedaille in Gold of the city of Salzburg. In 2023, he was named an honorary member of the Vienna State Opera and received the company’s Ring of Honor. He was named an honorary member of the Vienna Philharmonic in 2024 and honorary conductor of the Staatskapelle Dresden. The Free State of Saxony also awarded him with the Saxon Constitutional Medal. Christian Thielemann is patron of the Richard-Wagner-Stätten Graupa. He has received numerous awards for his extensive recordings.
Upcoming events with Christian Thielemann
April
May
Die schweigsame Frau
Cast
- Musical Director:
- Director:
- Sir Morosus:
- Seine Haushälterin:
- Barbier Schneidebart:
- Henry Morosus:
- Aminta, seine Gattin:
- et al.
Die schweigsame Frau
Cast
- Musical Director:
- Director:
- Sir Morosus:
- Seine Haushälterin:
- Barbier Schneidebart:
- Henry Morosus:
- Aminta, seine Gattin:
- et al.
Symphoniekonzert VII
Hans Pfitzner
Klavierkonzert Es-Dur op. 31
Franz Liszt
Symphonische Dichtungen
Orpheus S 98
Prometheus S 99
Cast
- Conductor:
- Piano:
Symphoniekonzert VII
Hans Pfitzner
Klavierkonzert Es-Dur op. 31
Franz Liszt
Symphonische Dichtungen
Orpheus S 98
Prometheus S 99
Cast
- Conductor:
- Piano:
Die schweigsame Frau
Cast
- Musical Director:
- Director:
- Sir Morosus:
- Seine Haushälterin:
- Barbier Schneidebart:
- Henry Morosus:
- Aminta, seine Gattin:
- et al.
- Staatsoper für alle
Staatsoper für alle - Open-Air-Concert
Ludwig van Beethoven
Ouvertüre zu Coriolan op. 62
Sinfonie Nr. 6 F-Dur op. 68 Pastorale
Egmont-Ouvertüre op. 84
Cast
- Conductor:
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Die schweigsame Frau
Cast
- Musical Director:
- Director:
- Sir Morosus:
- Seine Haushälterin:
- Barbier Schneidebart:
- Henry Morosus:
- Aminta, seine Gattin:
- et al.
- For the last time this season
Die schweigsame Frau
Cast
- Musical Director:
- Director:
- Sir Morosus:
- Seine Haushälterin:
- Barbier Schneidebart:
- Henry Morosus:
- Aminta, seine Gattin:
- et al.
September
Symphoniekonzert I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano concert No. 21 C-Dur KV 467
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 4 Es-Dur Romantische
Cast
- Conductor:
- Piano:
Symphoniekonzert I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano concert No. 21 C-Dur KV 467
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 4 Es-Dur Romantische
Cast
- Conductor:
- Piano:
October
Symphoniekonzert II
Richard Strauss
Vier letzte Lieder
Tod und Verklärung
Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche
Cast
- Conductor:
- Soprano:
Symphoniekonzert II
Richard Strauss
Vier letzte Lieder
Tod und Verklärung
Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche
Cast
- Conductor:
- Soprano:
November
Staatskapelle Berlin: Opern-Gastspiel in Shanghai
Richard Strauss
Der Rosenkavalier
Cast
- Conductor:
- Director:
- Chorus Master:
- et al.
Staatskapelle Berlin: Opern-Gastspiel in Shanghai
Richard Strauss
Der Rosenkavalier
Cast
- Conductor:
- Director:
- Chorus Master:
- et al.
Staatskapelle Berlin: Opern-Gastspiel in Shanghai
Richard Strauss
Der Rosenkavalier
Cast
- Conductor:
- Director:
- Chorus Master:
- et al.
December
Konzert zum Jahreswechsel
From Babelsberg to Hollywood
Film scores from Gottfried Huppertz, Erich Wolfgang Korngold
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- Conductor:
January 2027
Konzert zum Jahreswechsel
From Babelsberg to Hollywood
Film scores from Gottfried Huppertz, Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Cast
- Conductor:
- Family Performance
Symphoniekonzert IV
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt op. 27
Concert for Violin and string orchestra d-Moll
Ouverture to Ein Sommernachtstraum op. 21
Symphony No. 5 d-Moll op. 107 Reformations-Symphonie
Cast
- Conductor:
- Violin:
- Family Performance
Symphoniekonzert IV
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt op. 27
Concert for Violin and string orchestra d-Moll
Ouverture to Ein Sommernachtstraum op. 21
Symphony No. 5 d-Moll op. 107 Reformations-Symphonie
Cast
- Conductor:
- Violin:
February 2027
Sonderkonzert „Musik aus fernen Rundfunktagen“
Cast
- Conductor:
- Family Performance
Sonderkonzert „Musik aus fernen Rundfunktagen“
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- Conductor:
Tristan und Isolde
Cast
- Musical Director:
- Director:
- Tristan:
- Isolde:
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Brangäne:
Irene Roberts
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Kurwenal:
Michael Nagy
- King Marke:
- et al.
Tristan und Isolde
Cast
- Musical Director:
- Director:
- Tristan:
- Isolde:
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Brangäne:
Irene Roberts
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Kurwenal:
Michael Nagy
- King Marke:
- et al.
- For the last time this season
Tristan und Isolde
Cast
- Musical Director:
- Director:
- Tristan:
- Isolde:
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Brangäne:
Irene Roberts
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Kurwenal:
Michael Nagy
- King Marke:
- et al.
March 2027
- Festtage 2027
Tannhäuser
Cast
- Musical Director:
- Director, choreography:
- Tannhäuser:
- Elisabeth:
- Wolfram von Eschenbach:
- Venus:
- LANDGRAVE HERMANN:
- et al.
- Festtage 2027
Tannhäuser
Cast
- Musical Director:
- Director, choreography:
- Tannhäuser:
- Elisabeth:
- Wolfram von Eschenbach:
- Venus:
- LANDGRAVE HERMANN:
- et al.
- Festtage 2027,
- For the last time this season
Tannhäuser
Cast
- Musical Director:
- Director, choreography:
- Tannhäuser:
- Elisabeth:
- Wolfram von Eschenbach:
- Venus:
- LANDGRAVE HERMANN:
- et al.
- Festtage 2027
Festtage-Konzert Staatskapelle Berlin
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphonie No. 9 d-Moll op. 125
Cast
- Conductor:
- Chorus Master:
- Soprano:
- mezzo soprano:
- Tenor:
- Bass:
April 2027
Symphoniekonzert VI
Franz Liszt
Festklänge (Symphonic poem No. 7)
Richard Strauss
Orchesterlieder
Franz Liszt
Les Préludes (Symphonic poem No. 3)
Cast
- Conductor:
- Soprano:
- Tenor:
Symphoniekonzert VI
Franz Liszt
Festklänge (Symphonic poem No. 7)
Richard Strauss
Orchesterlieder
Franz Liszt
Les Préludes (Symphonic poem No. 3)
Cast
- Conductor:
- Soprano:
- Tenor:
May 2027
- Premiere
Königskinder
Cast
- Musical Director:
- Director:
- Die Gänsemagd:
- Der Königssohn:
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Der Spielmann:
Christian Gerhaher
- Die Hexe:
- Der Besenbinder:
- Der Holzhacker:
- et al.
Königskinder
Cast
- Musical Director:
- Director:
- Die Gänsemagd:
- Der Königssohn:
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Der Spielmann:
Christian Gerhaher
- Die Hexe:
- Der Besenbinder:
- Der Holzhacker:
- et al.
Königskinder
Cast
- Musical Director:
- Director:
- Die Gänsemagd:
- Der Königssohn:
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Der Spielmann:
Christian Gerhaher
- Die Hexe:
- Der Besenbinder:
- Der Holzhacker:
- et al.
Königskinder
Cast
- Musical Director:
- Director:
- Die Gänsemagd:
- Der Königssohn:
-
Der Spielmann:
Christian Gerhaher
- Die Hexe:
- Der Besenbinder:
- Der Holzhacker:
- et al.
- For the last time this season
Königskinder
Cast
- Musical Director:
- Director:
- Die Gänsemagd:
- Der Königssohn:
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Der Spielmann:
Christian Gerhaher
- Die Hexe:
- Der Besenbinder:
- Der Holzhacker:
- et al.
June 2027
- Staatsoper für alle
Staatsoper für alle - Open-Air-Concert
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt op. 27
Symphony No. 5 d-Moll op. 107 Reformations-Symphonie
Franz Liszt
Festklänge (symphonic poem No. 7)
Cast
- Conductor:
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