Marc Albrecht

Marc Albrecht (born 1964, Hanover, Germany) is a German conductor.

Biography

Albrecht is the son of the conductor George Alexander Albrecht and Corinne Albrecht, formerly a ballet dancer who became a physiotherapist. Albrecht studied music with his father. Albrecht has served as an assistant to Claudio Abbado with the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, and an assistant conductor to Gerd Albrecht (no relation) at the Hamburg State Opera.

From 1995 to 2001, Albrecht was music director of the Staatstheater Darmstadt. From 2001 to 2004, he was first guest conductor with the Deutsche Oper Berlin. He became artistic adviser of the Orchestre philharmonique de Strasbourg (Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra) in 2005, and music director in 2008. With the Strasbourg Philharmonic, he has conducted commercial recordings for the Pentatone label, including orchestral lieder of Alban Berg and piano concertos by Robert Schumann and Antonín Dvořák.[1] He concluded his Strasbourg tenure in 2011.

Albrecht made his first conducting appearance at the Dutch National Opera in September 2008 with Die Frau ohne Schatten. In March 2009, he was named chief conductor of the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, and Dutch National Opera, effective with the 2011-2012 season. His initial contract was for four years.[2][3] In May 2016, the orchestra announced the extension of Albrecht's contract through the 2019-2020 season.[4] He stood down from all three of these chief conductorships at the end of the 2019-2020 season.[5] He has led commercial recordings with the Netherlands Philharmonic and the Netherlands Opera for the Pentatone label.[6][7]

Albrecht maintains a residence in Amsterdam. His wife is an opera singer, and the couple have a son.[8]

Selected discography

References
  1. Andrew Clements (2009-12-04). "Schumann: Piano Concerto; Dvorák: Piano Concerto: Helmchen/Strasbourg PO/Albrecht". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-12-06.
  2. Merlijn Schooneboom (2009-03-26). "Albrecht nieuwe dirigent opera en NedPhO". de Volksrant. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
  3. Charlotte Smith, "Marc Albrecht named chief conductor of Netherlands Phil and De Nederlandse Opera". Gramophone 31 March 2009.
  4. "Marc Albrecht verlengt contract tot en met seizoen 2019-2020" (Press release). Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra. 9 May 2016. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  5. "Marc Albrecht verlaat Amsterdam in 2020" (Press release). Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  6. Andrew Clements (2013-05-22). "Gustav Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  7. Andrew Clements (2013-12-11). "Schreker: Der Schatzgräber – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  8. Rinskje Koelewijn (2013-12-01). "Marc Albrecht: "Ik moest mezelf waarmaken"". NRC Handelsblad. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
Cultural offices
Preceded by
Hans Drewanz		 Generalmusikdirektor, Staatstheater Darmstadt
1995-2001		 Succeeded by
Stefan Blunier
Preceded by
Jan-Latham Koenig		 Music Director, Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra
2008-2011		 Succeeded by
Marko Letonja
Preceded by
Yakov Kreizberg		 Chief Conductor, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra
2011-2020		 Succeeded by
Lorenzo Viotti (designate)
Preceded by
Yakov Kreizberg		 Chief Conductor, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra
2011-2020		 Succeeded by
Lorenzo Viotti (designate)
Preceded by
Ingo Metzmacher		 Chief Conductor, Dutch National Opera
2011-2020		 Succeeded by
Lorenzo Viotti (designate)
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