Karl-Heinz Steffens
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Karl-Heinz Steffens | |
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| Born | (1961-11-28) 28 November 1961 (age 64) Trier, Germany |
| Occupation | Conductor |
| Instrument | Clarinet |
Karl-Heinz Steffens (born 28 November 1961) is a German clarinetist and conductor.
Steffens studied clarinet from 1982 to 1985 at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart with Ulf Rodenhäuser. His first professional engagement was as a clarinetist at the Staatstheater Kassel. He subsequently was principal clarinetist in the orchestra of Oper Frankfurt (1985–1989), in the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (1989–1996), and the Berlin Philharmonic (2001–2007), in addition to maintaining a solo career.
From 2009 to 2018, Steffens was music director of the Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz in Ludwigshafen.[1] Steffens and the orchestra recorded commercially for the Capriccio label.[2][3] During his tenure, the orchestra received such honours as the ECHO[4] award for Best Orchestra in 2015[4] for their recording of works by Bernd Alois Zimmermann.
Steffens was music director of the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet from 2016[5] to 2018. In 2017, Steffens announced his intention to stand down early from the Den Norske Opera and Ballet post, owing to conflicts with then-incoming artistic director Annilese Miskimmon.[6] He concluded his tenure with Den Norske Opera and Ballet in 2018.
In February 2019, the Prague State Opera announced the appointment of Steffens as its next music director, effective with the 2019–2020 season.[7] In October 2019, the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra announced the appointment of Steffens as its next principal conductor and artistic advisor, effective with the 2020–2021 season.[8]
References
- ↑ "Karl-Heinz Steffens, chief conductor". Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
- ↑ Andrew Clements (4 September 2014). "Zimmermann: Alagoana; Symphony in One Movement; Photoptosis; Stille und Umkehr CD review – taut and enigmatic". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ↑ Andrew Clements (11 November 2015). "Ginastera: Variaciones Concertantes; Ollantay; Bomarzo Suite, etc review – a timely portrait". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- 1 2 "Echo Klassik Prize Winners 2015 Ensemble/Orchestra of the Year". Bundesverband Musikindustrie e.V. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ↑ "Press release from the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet" (PDF). The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ↑ Pedja Kalajdzic (25 April 2017). "Musikksjefen i Operaen ønsker ikke å fortsette: – Umulig å samarbeide med den nye operasjefen". Norsk Rijksringkasting. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ↑ Vojtech Babka (2 January 2020). "Karl-Heinz Steffens: Momentálně jsem šťastný člověk!". Opera Plus. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ↑ "Karl-Heinz Steffens new Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor at SON" (Press release). Norrköping Symphony Orchestra. 3 October 2019. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
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| Preceded by Ari Rasilainen |
Chief Conductor, Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz 2009–2018 |
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| Preceded by John Fiore |
Music Director, Norwegian National Opera and Ballet 2016–2018 |
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| Preceded by Andreas Sebastian Weiser |
Music Director, Prague State Opera 2019–present |
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| Preceded by | Principal Conductor, Norrköping Symphony Orchestra 2020–present |
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