Michael Detlev Schønwandt (born 10 September 1953 in Frederiksberg) is a Danish conductor. In Denmark, he studied piano, theory, and composition, and later continued musical studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London.
In 1979, Schønwandt secured a post as 'permanent conductor' by the Royal Opera in Copenhagen. Schønwandt was Music Director of the Royal Danish Orchestra and the Copenhagen Opera House from 2000 to 2011. His work in contemporary opera has included conducting the world premiere productions of Poul Ruders' operas The Handmaid’s Tale and Dancer in the Dark.[1] In 2006, he conducted the Royal Opera, in a production of Richard Wagner'sDer Ring des Nibelungen, released on DVD by Decca.
Schønwandt was principal guest conductor of the Théâtre National de La Monnaie from 1984 to 1987, and held the same post with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra from 1987 to 2000. Schønwandt has also served as chief conductor of the Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester from 1992 to 1998. In May 2009, Schønwandt was named principal conductor of the Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic[2] In August 2010 he formally took up the post, which he held until the orchestra's dissolution in 2013.
From 2015 Schønwandt is principal conductor of the Opéra Orchestre National de Montpellier in France.
Schønwandt's recordings include the operas, symphonies and concerti of Carl Nielsen. In addition, he has made several opera recordings, such as Salome[3] and The Handmaid’s Tale.[4]
In 2005, Schønwandt was made a Knight 1st Class (Ridder af 1. grad) of the Order of the Dannebrog, and in 2011 he was made a Commander of the Order of Dannebrog.[5]
Selected recordingsedit
Hector Berlioz, Requiem, James Wagner, tenor, Ernst-Senff Choir, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Berliner Sinfonie-Orchestra, dir Michael Schønwandt. CD Kontrapunkt 1993 (recorded in April 1992)
^ (Press release). Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic. 7 May 2009. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
^Tim Ashley (5 September 1999). "Building a classical library - Richard Strauss: Salome". The Guardian. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
^Anthony Tommasini (10 June 2001). "A Cautionary Tale Taken From Pulpit to Stage". The New York Times. p. 26.
^"Internationale danske klassiske solister - Michael Schønwandt" [International Danish Classical Soloist - Michael Schønwandt] (in Dutch). Den2Radio. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
michael, schønwandt, michael, detlev, schønwandt, born, september, 1953, frederiksberg, danish, conductor, denmark, studied, piano, theory, composition, later, continued, musical, studies, royal, academy, music, london, 2018, contents, biography, selected, rec. Michael Detlev Schonwandt born 10 September 1953 in Frederiksberg is a Danish conductor In Denmark he studied piano theory and composition and later continued musical studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London Michael Schonwandt 2018 Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected recordings 3 References 4 External linksBiography editIn 1979 Schonwandt secured a post as permanent conductor by the Royal Opera in Copenhagen Schonwandt was Music Director of the Royal Danish Orchestra and the Copenhagen Opera House from 2000 to 2011 His work in contemporary opera has included conducting the world premiere productions of Poul Ruders operas The Handmaid s Tale and Dancer in the Dark 1 In 2006 he conducted the Royal Opera in a production of Richard Wagner s Der Ring des Nibelungen released on DVD by Decca Schonwandt was principal guest conductor of the Theatre National de La Monnaie from 1984 to 1987 and held the same post with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra from 1987 to 2000 Schonwandt has also served as chief conductor of the Berliner Sinfonie Orchester from 1992 to 1998 In May 2009 Schonwandt was named principal conductor of the Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic 2 In August 2010 he formally took up the post which he held until the orchestra s dissolution in 2013 From 2015 Schonwandt is principal conductor of the Opera Orchestre National de Montpellier in France Schonwandt s recordings include the operas symphonies and concerti of Carl Nielsen In addition he has made several opera recordings such as Salome 3 and The Handmaid s Tale 4 In 2005 Schonwandt was made a Knight 1st Class Ridder af 1 grad of the Order of the Dannebrog and in 2011 he was made a Commander of the Order of Dannebrog 5 Selected recordings editHector Berlioz Requiem James Wagner tenor Ernst Senff Choir Rundfunkchor Berlin Berliner Sinfonie Orchestra dir Michael Schonwandt CD Kontrapunkt 1993 recorded in April 1992 References edit George Loomis 2010 09 16 Great Expectations for a New Opera Dashed The New York Times International Edition Retrieved 2019 10 24 Michael Schonwandt chief conductor Radio Chamber Philharmonic per 2010 11 season Press release Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic 7 May 2009 Archived from the original on 24 July 2011 Retrieved 2010 09 18 Tim Ashley 5 September 1999 Building a classical library Richard Strauss Salome The Guardian Retrieved 2019 10 24 Anthony Tommasini 10 June 2001 A Cautionary Tale Taken From Pulpit to Stage The New York Times p 26 Internationale danske klassiske solister Michael Schonwandt International Danish Classical Soloist Michael Schonwandt in Dutch Den2Radio Retrieved 2019 10 24 External links editIngpen amp Williams agency page Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic biography of Schonwandt Cultural offices Preceded byClaus Peter Flor Principal Conductor Konzerthausorchester Berlin1992 1998 Succeeded byEliahu Inbal Preceded byPaavo Berglund Principal Conductor Royal Danish Orchestra2000 2011 Succeeded byMichael Boder Preceded byJaap van Zweden Principal Conductor Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic2010 2013 Succeeded byorchestra dissolution Preceded byLawrence Foster Principal Conductor Orchestre national de Montpellier Languedoc Roussillon2015 present Succeeded byincumbent nbsp This article about a Danish conductor or bandleader is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Schonwandt amp oldid 1218779798, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
