Category: Christian Thielemann

  • * Notes * Bayreuther Festspiele‘s Der fliegende Holländer had a fourth performance this season yesterday evening. Christian Thielemann conducted the orchestra with precise control and intimidating intensity. The brass had a perfect clarity. The woodwinds played vividly. The chorus shone once again, singing robustly and moving persuasively. The singers were synchronized in every way. The Act…

  • Christian Thielemann will become the chief conductor of the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden in 2012. He is leaving his position at the Münchner Philharmoniker, and is replacing Fabio Luisi. BR Online | Press Release