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Ulf Schirmer (born 1959 in Eschenhausen, Lower Saxony) is a German conductor. He studied at the Bremen Conservatory, and also at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg with György Ligeti, Christoph von Dohnányi and Horst Stein.
From 1988 to 1991, Schirmer was Generalmusikdirektor (GMD) of the city of Wiesbaden, serving also as artistic director of symphonic concerts at the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden. He was Principal Conductor of the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra from 1995-1998. He was appointed Professor at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg in 2000, and since 2006, he has been chief conductor of the Münchner Rundfunkorchester (Munich Radio Orchestra). Since 2009 he has been GMD of the Oper Leipzig.[1]
Recordings
Schirmer's commercial recordings include the following:
- Carl Nielsen: Maskarade (Decca)
- Franz Lehár: Schön is die Welt (CPO)
- Alban Berg: Lulu (Chandos)
- Richard Strauss: Capriccio (Decca)
- Bohuslav Martinů: The Greek Passion (Koch Schwann)
References
- ^ Peter Korfmacher, "Da unterhalten sich Menschen". Leipziger Volkszeitung, 20 December 2009.