Frank Beermann (born 13 March 1965) is a German conductor. He was

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(GMD) at the Chemnitz Opera for several years, and has worked freelance at international opera houses from 2012. He has conducted premieres and recordings of rarely performed operas and orchestral works.

Career

Beermann was born in

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, Germany. He studied at the

Hochschule für Musik Detmold The Hochschule für Musik Detmold is a university-level music school situated in Detmold, Germany. Academics The Hochschule offers performance degrees in composition, all orchestral instruments, piano, voice, opera, art-song, conducting, as w ...

. He was

Kapellmeister (, also , ) from German ''Kapelle'' (chapel) and ''Meister'' (master)'','' literally "master of the chapel choir" designates the leader of an ensemble of musicians. Originally used to refer to somebody in charge of music in a chapel, the term ha ...

at the

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and the

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.''Biographie''
klassik-heute.com From 1997 to 2002 he had a ''Residenzvertrag'' with the

Hamburgische Staatsoper 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 ''Gene ...

, and conducted opera at the

Deutsche Oper Berlin The Deutsche Oper Berlin is a German opera company located in the Charlottenburg district of Berlin. The resident building is the country's second largest opera house (after Munich's) and also home to the Berlin State Ballet. Since 2004, the D ...

, the

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, the Bonn Opera and the

Opéra de Marseille The Opéra de Marseille, known today as the Opéra Municipal, is an opera company located in Marseille, France. In 1685, the city was the second in France after Bordeaux to have an opera house which was erected on a tennis court. However, the fi ...

Chemnitz Opera

Beermann became in 2007

of the Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie in Chemnitz. At the Chemnitz Opera, Beermann conducted several rarely performed works. ''

Love and Other Demons ''Love and Other Demons'' is an opera in two acts by Hungarian composer Péter Eötvös to a libretto by the Hungarian author Kornél Hamvai. It premiered on 10 August 2008 at the Glyndebourne Festival. The libretto is based on the novel '' ...

'' by Peter Eötvös received its German premiere in the 2008/09 season. The following season brought

Franz Schreker Franz Schreker (originally ''Schrecker''; 23 March 1878 – 21 March 1934) was an Austrian composer, conducting, conductor, teacher and administrator. Primarily a composer of operas, Schreker developed a style characterized by aesthetic plurality ...

's ''Der Schmied von Gent''. In 2013/14, Ligeti's '' Le Grand Macabre'' was staged by Walter Sutcliffe with a set by

Georg Baselitz Georg Baselitz (born 23 January 1938) is a German Painting, painter, Sculpture, sculptor and Graphic arts, graphic artist. In the 1960s he became well known for his Figurative art, figurative, expressive paintings. In 1969 he began painting his s ...

. Beermann left the opera house after the 2015/2016 season to work as a freelance conductor.

Concerts and recordings

Beginning in 2002, Beermann has been the conductor in productions of stage works by

Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most o ...

, a project of the

Stadttheater Minden Stadttheater Minden is a municipal theatre in Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The theatre has no ensemble, but stages some productions of its own. It became known for a Wagner project culminating in '' Der Ring in Minden''. History The ...

, with the

Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie The Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie (North West German Philharmonic) is a German symphony orchestra based in Herford. It was founded in 1950 and, along with Philharmonie Südwestfalen and Landesjugendorchester NRW, is one of the 'official' orchestra ...

. He conducted in 2002 ''

Der fliegende Holländer ' (''The Flying Dutchman''), WWV 63, is a German-language opera, with libretto and music by Richard Wagner. The central theme is redemption through love. Wagner conducted the premiere at the Königliches Hoftheater Dresden in 1843. Wagner ...

'', in 2005 ''

Tannhäuser Tannhäuser (; gmh, Tanhûser), often stylized, "The Tannhäuser," was a German Minnesinger and traveling poet. Historically, his biography, including the dates he lived, is obscure beyond the poetry, which suggests he lived between 1245 and ...

'', in 2009 ''

Lohengrin Lohengrin () is a character in German Arthurian literature. The son of Parzival (Percival), he is a knight of the Holy Grail sent in a boat pulled by swans to rescue a maiden who can never ask his identity. His story, which first appears in Wolf ...

'', in 2012 ''

Tristan und Isolde ''Tristan und Isolde'' (''Tristan and Isolde''), WWV 90, is an opera in three acts by Richard Wagner to a German libretto by the composer, based largely on the 12th-century romance Tristan and Iseult by Gottfried von Strassburg. It was compos ...

'', in 2015 ''

Das Rheingold ''Das Rheingold'' (; ''The Rhinegold''), WWV 86A, is the first of the four music dramas that constitute Richard Wagner's '' Der Ring des Nibelungen'' (English: ''The Ring of the Nibelung''). It was performed, as a single opera, at the Nationa ...

'', in 2016 ''

Die Walküre (; ''The Valkyrie''), WWV 86B, is the second of the four music dramas that constitute Richard Wagner's '' Der Ring des Nibelungen'' (English: ''The Ring of the Nibelung''). It was performed, as a single opera, at the National Theatre Munich on ...

'', in 2017

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, in 2018

Götterdämmerung ' (; ''Twilight of the Gods''), WWV 86D, is the last in Richard Wagner's cycle of four music dramas titled (''The Ring of the Nibelung'', or ''The Ring Cycle'' or ''The Ring'' for short). It received its premiere at the on 17 August 1876, as p ...

, and in 2019 the cycle was presented twice, as Der Ring in Minden. In 2006, Beermann conducted Mozart's piano concertos with Matthias Kirschnereit and the

Bamberger Symphoniker The Bamberg Symphony (German: Bamberger Symphoniker – Bayerische Staatsphilharmonie) is a German orchestra based in Bamberg. It is one of the most prestigious orchestras in Germany. The orchestra was formed in 1946 mainly from German musicians e ...

. He conducted and recorded in Chemnitz, again with Kirschnereit, all piano concertos by Felix Mendelssohn, including the first recording of the reconstructed concerto in E minor. The recording was awarded an ECHO Klassik prize in 2009. He recorded several works by Robert Schumann with the orchestra named after him, including all symphonies including the rarely performed ', and all works for violin and orchestra with soloist Ulf Wallin. He dedicated a CD to the work of

Hermann Hans Wetzler Hermann Hans Wetzler (8 September 1870 – 29 May 1943) was a German-American composer. Life Wetzler was born in Frankfurt, Germany. His father was from Bohemia, his mother was German. He grew up in Chicago in affluent circumstances and studie ...

, and completed recordings of symphonies by

Emil von Reznicek Emil Nikolaus Joseph, Freiherr von Reznicek (4 May 1860, in Vienna – 2 August 1945, in Berlin) was an Austrian composer of Romanian-Czech ancestry. Life Reznicek's grandfather, Josef Resnitschek (1787–1848), was a trumpet virtuoso and b ...

by the third and the fourth. He conducted premieres by Torsten Rasch, in 2011 ''Wouivres – Four pieces of orchestra'' and in 2013 ''Das Haus der Temperamente''. In 2013 he also conducted the first performance in Germany and the first recording of

Bruno Maderna Bruno Maderna (21 April 1920 – 13 November 1973) was an Italian conductor and composer. Life Maderna was born Bruno Grossato in Venice but later decided to take the name of his mother, Caterina Carolina Maderna.Interview with Maderna‘s thr ...

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for soloists, choir and orchester. Fidelio, Hamm, applause

On 10 July 2021, Beermann conducted the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, choir and soloists in a concert performance of Beethoven's ''

Fidelio ''Fidelio'' (; ), originally titled ' (''Leonore, or The Triumph of Marital Love''), Op. 72, is Ludwig van Beethoven's only opera. The German libretto was originally prepared by Joseph Sonnleithner from the French of Jean-Nicolas Bouilly, w ...

'' at the Alfred Fischer Hall in Hamm as part of the KlassikSommer Hamm festival.

Discography

Recordings by Beermann are held by the

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:Publications
(in German)

Orchestral

* Fesca: ''Sinfonie Nr. 1'';

NDR Radiophilharmonie The NDR Radiophilharmonie is a German radio orchestra, affiliated with the Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) in Hanover, the capital of Lower Saxony. The orchestra principally gives concerts in the ''Großer Sendesaal'' of the ''Landesfunkhaus Niedersa ...

, cpo, 2002. * Fesca: ''Sinfonien Nr. 2 und Nr. 3''; NDR Radiophilharmonie, cpo, 2001. *

Karl Goldmark Karl Goldmark (born Károly Goldmark, Keszthely, 18 May 1830 – Vienna, 2 January 1915) was a Hungarian-born Viennese composer. Peter Revers, Michael Cherlin, Halina Filipowicz, Richard L. Rudolph The Great Tradition and Its Legacy 2004; , ...

: ''Sinfonie Nr. 1 "Ländliche Hochzeit"'', Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie, 2016. * Felix Mendelssohn: ''Klavierkonzerte''; Matthias Kirschnereit, Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie, Arte Nova, 2009. * Mozart: ''Klavierkonzerte''; Matthias Kirschnereit,

, Arte Nova, 2006. * Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek: ''Sinfonie Nr. 1, Vier Bet- und Bußgesänge''; Marina Prudenskaya, Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt (Oder), cpo 2006. * von Reznicek: ''Sinfonien Nr. 2 und Nr. 5'';

Berner Symphonie-Orchester The Bern Symphony Orchestra (Berner Symphonie-Orchester) is a Swiss orchestra based in Bern. The orchestra primarily gives concerts at the ''Kursaal'' in Bern, and also acts as the orchestra of the Bern Theatre, for opera and dance performances. ...

, cpo, 2004. * von Reznicek: ''Sinfonien Nr. 3 und Nr. 4''; Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie, cpo, 2014. *

Robert Schumann Robert Schumann (; 8 June 181029 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career a ...

: ''Die Sinfonien''; Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie, cpo, 2010. * Schumann: ''Symphonische Werke''; Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie, cpo, 2011. * Schumann: ''Sämtliche Werke für Violine und Orchester''; Ulf Wallin, Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie, BIS, 2011. *

Heinrich von Herzogenberg Heinrich Picot de Peccaduc, Freiherr von Herzogenberg (10 June 1843 – 9 October 1900) was an Austrian composer and conductor descended from a French aristocratic family. He was born in Graz and was educated at a Jesuit school in Feldkirch a ...

: ''Violinenkonzert A-Dur''; Ulf Wallin,

Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern The Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern (German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern) is a German radio orchestra. Its administrative headquarters is in Saarbrücken, at the ''Funkhaus Halberg''. The orc ...

, cpo, 2007. * von Herzogenberg: ''Sinfonien Nr. 1 und Nr. 2''; NDR Radiophilharmonie, cpo, 2004. * Wetzler: ''Orchesterwerke''; Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie, cpo, 2008.

Opera, operetta, vocal

Franz Lehár Franz Lehár ( ; hu, Lehár Ferenc ; 30 April 1870 – 24 October 1948) was an Austro-Hungarian composer. He is mainly known for his operettas, of which the most successful and best known is '' The Merry Widow'' (''Die lustige Witwe''). Life ...

: ''

Die blaue Mazur ''Die Blaue Mazur'' (''The Blue Mazurka'') is an operetta by Franz Lehár. It was first performed in Vienna in 1920. Synopsis The operetta takes place in Poland and deals with the initially unfortunate marriage of the Viennese Countess Blank ...

''; Johanna Stojkovich, Julia Bauer, Johan Weigel, Jan Kobow, Hans Christoph Begemann, Kammerchor der Singakademie Frankfurt, Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt (Oder), cpo, 2007. *

: Requiem; Diana Tomsche,

Kathrin Göring Kathrin Göring is a German operatic mezzo-soprano, a member of the Oper Leipzig who has appeared at other major opera houses, also in concert and recital, and made recordings. She has appeared in Leipzig in leading roles such as Bizet's ''Carme ...

, Bernhard Berchtold,

Renatus Mészár Renatus Mészár is a German operatic bass who has performed leading roles such as Wotan in Wagner's ''Der Ring des Nibelungen'' at major opera houses and festivals. Now a member of the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, he appeared in the world ...

, MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie, Capriccio, 2013. *

Giacomo Meyerbeer Giacomo Meyerbeer (born Jakob Liebmann Beer; 5 September 1791 – 2 May 1864) was a German opera composer, "the most frequently performed opera composer during the nineteenth century, linking Mozart and Wagner". With his 1831 opera '' Robert le d ...

: '' Vasco de Gama'', Bernard Berchtold, Claudia Sorokina, Pierre-Yves Pruvot, Guibee Yang, Kouta Räsänen, Rolf Broman, Chor der Oper Chemnitz, Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie, cpo, 2014. * Nicolai: '' Die Heimkehr des Verbannten''; Julia Bauer, Hans Christoph Begemann, Bernhard Bechtold, Tiina Penttinen, Chor der Oper Chemnitz, Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie, cpo, 2016. * Nicolai: ''

Il templario ''Il templario'' is an Italian-language opera by the German composer Otto Nicolai from a libretto written by based on Walter Scott's 1819 novel ''Ivanhoe''. It has been noted that Nicolai's work for the opera stage, which followed the successfu ...

''; Kouta Räsänen, Stanley Jackson, Judith Kuhn, Andreas Kindschuh, Hans Christoph Begemann, André Riemer, Tiina Penttinen, Chor der Oper Chemnitz, Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie, cpo, 2009. * Puccini: ''

Manon Lescaut ''The Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut'' ( ) is a novel by Antoine François Prévost. Published in 1731, it is the seventh and final volume of ''Mémoires et aventures d'un homme de qualité'' (''Memoirs and Adventures of a M ...

''; Astrid Weber, Heiko Trinsinger, Zurab Zurabishvili, Kouta Räsänen, Edward Randall, Martin Gäbler, Tiina Penttinen, Jürgen Mutze, Matthias Winter, Arthaus Musik, 2008. *

: ''Der Schmied von Gent'';

Oliver Zwarg Oliver may refer to: Arts, entertainment and literature Books * ''Oliver the Western Engine'', List of books in The Railway Series#Oliver the Western Engine, volume 24 in ''The Railway Series'' by Rev. W. Awdry * ''Oliver Twist'', a nove ...

, Undine Dreißig, André Riemer, Edward Randall, Martin Gäbler, Judith Kuhn, Viktor Sawaley, Chor der Oper Chemnitz, Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie, cpo, 2012. * Richard Strauss: ''

Die schweigsame Frau ''Die schweigsame Frau'' (''The Silent Woman''), Op. 80, is a 1935 comic opera in three acts by Richard Strauss with libretto by Stefan Zweig after Ben Jonson's '' Epicoene, or the Silent Woman''. Composition history Since ''Elektra'' and '' D ...

'';

Franz Hawlata Franz may refer to: People * Franz (given name) * Franz (surname) Places * Franz (crater), a lunar crater * Franz, Ontario, a railway junction and unorganized town in Canada * Franz Lake, in the state of Washington, United States – see Fran ...

, Monika Straube, Andreas Kindschuh, Bernard Berchtold, Julia Bauer, Guibee Yang, Tiina Penttinen, Matthias Winter, Kouta Räsänen, Martin Gäbler, Chor der Oper Chemnitz, Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie, cpo, 2013.

References

External links

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''Biographie''
(in German) klassik-heute.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Beermann, Frank German male conductors (music) 1965 births Living people People from Hagen Hochschule für Musik Detmold alumni 21st-century German conductors (music) 21st-century German male musicians