Christof Prick (born 1946) is a German

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conductor. He uses the name Christof Perick in English-speaking countries. His father was the concertmaster of the Hamburg Philharmonic.

Biography

Born in

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, Prick studied at the University of Music and Theater in his hometown Hamburg. He was appointed to the

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as Germany's youngest general music director in 1974. From 1977 to 1986, he was responsible for the Staatstheater Karlsruhe and the

Badische Staatskapelle The Badische Staatskapelle is a symphony orchestra based in Karlsruhe. The orchestra is affiliated with the Badisches Staatstheater (Baden State Theatre). The historical roots of the orchestra date back to 1662. The precursor ensemble was the '' ...

in the same position. Prick conducted regularly at the

Vienna State Opera The Vienna State Opera (, ) is an opera house and opera company based in Vienna, Austria. The 1,709-seat Renaissance Revival venue was the first major building on the Vienna Ring Road. It was built from 1861 to 1869 following plans by August S ...

, as Staatskapellmeister of the

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and at the

Hamburg State Opera The Hamburg State Opera (in German: Staatsoper Hamburg) is a German opera company based in Hamburg. Its theatre is near the square of Gänsemarkt. Since 2015, the current ''Intendant'' of the company is Georges Delnon, and the current ''General ...

. He was permanent guest conductor, conducted numerous evenings and an annual new production at the Saxon State Opera in Dresden for fifteen years. He was ''Generalmusikdirektor'' of the Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester and of the

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from 1993 to 1996. His work in contemporary music has included conducting the premiere of

Wolfgang Rihm Wolfgang Rihm (born 13 March 1952) is a German composer and academic teacher. He is musical director of the Institute of New Music and Media at the University of Music Karlsruhe and has been composer in residence at the Lucerne Festival and the Sa ...

's opera ''Oedipus'' in October 1987. Perick became Music Director of the

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in 2001. He stepped down from this post in 2010Steven Brown, "Symphony searches for a guiding hand". ''Charlotte Observer'', 26 August 2007. and served as the orchestra's conductor laureate for the 2010–2011 season. From 2006 to 2011, Perick was Music Director of the Staatstheater Nürnberg, including the post of principal conductor of the

Staatsphilharmonie Nürnberg The Staatsphilharmonie Nürnberg is the largest Bavarian opera orchestra after the Bavarian State Orchestra. It has 91 musicians and is the orchestra of the Staatstheater Nürnberg. History of the Staatsphilharmonie The history of the Nuremberg ...

. In addition to his conducting posts, since 1999, he has been a professor of conducting at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in Hamburg. In July 2015, the

Beethoven Orchester Bonn The Beethoven Orchester Bonn is a German symphony orchestra based in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia. It dates back to 1907, when a professional orchestra was established. Named for Ludwig van Beethoven, who was born in Bonn, the orchestra's princ ...

announced the appointment of Perick as its interim ''Generalmusikdirektor'' for the 2016–2017 season.

Recordings

Perick's recordings include a 1988 recording of Franz Schmidt's rarely heard opera '' Notre Dame''.

Personal life

Perick and his wife Ulrike, an actress, make their home in Germany.

References

External links

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Kaylor Management Inc agency page on Christof Perick

Das Rheingold (YouTube)
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