Jörg Halubek (born 1977) is a German conductor,

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and professor.

Life and career

Born in Beckum, Halubek studied

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, historical keyboard instruments, and

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at the conservatories in Stuttgart, Freiburg and the

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. His teachers were Jon Laukvik, Robert Hill,

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and Jesper Bøje Christensen. In 2004, he won first prize as an organist at the

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in Leipzig. In 2008, Halubeck founded the Stuttgart Baroque Orchestra il Gusto Barocco with a performance of Bach's ''

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'' at the European Music Festival Stuttgart. In the 2009/2010 season, Halubek took over the musical assistance of the co-production of Antonio Vivaldi's '' Juditha triumphans'' of the

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and the

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and conducted several performances at the Stuttgart Schauspielhaus. In 2010, he conducted il Gusto Barocco in Stuttgart Handel's oratorio ''

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'' in a staged performance in the church hall. This was followed, in 2012, by the world premiere of Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello's pastoral opera ''La Tisbe'', composed in 1718, and in 2016 by the world premiere of Johann David Heinichen's ''Flavio Crispo''. At the

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, Halubek took over the musical direction of Scarlatti's '' Griselda'' (2012), Vivaldi's ''

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'' (2013) Handel's ''

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'' (2013), Christoph Willibald Gluck's ''

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'' (2014), Leonardo Vinci's '' Artaserse'' (2015), ''Los Elementos'' by

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and ''Antigona'' by

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. At the

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, as a specialist in

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, he has performed Handel's operas ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Agrippina''. Since 2016/2017, Halubek has been creating a four-part

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cycle with il Gusto Barocco at the

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. In 2016/2017, he conducted ''

Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria ''Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria'' ( SV 325, ''The Return of Ulysses to his Homeland'') is an opera consisting of a prologue and five acts (later revised to three), set by Claudio Monteverdi to a libretto by Giacomo Badoaro. The opera was first p ...

'', followed in 2017/2018 by ''

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''. After teaching assignments and professorships at the conservatories in

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, Stuttgart, Trossingen and Linz (A), Halubek has been a professor for organ and historical keyboard instruments at the

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since 2016. At the Innsbruck Festival of Early Music in 2017, he directed Reinhard Keiser's '' Die edelmütige Octavia'' with prize-winners of the Cesti Competition. In June 2017, he guest conducted

's ''Antigona'' with international artists such as

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and Gareth Pugh at the Staatstheater Kassel as a reference to

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. In 2018, he conducted the opening

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of the

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, Handel's ''

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''. Since 2018 Halubek has been working on a complete recording of J. S. Bach's organ works on original instruments. In July 2018, he was invited with il Gusto Barocco as festival orchestra to the Bachwoche Ansbach. In 2018/2019, he continued his engagement in Kassel with scenic

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s and also performed a scenic interpretation of the ''

Vespro della Beata Vergine ''Vespro della Beata Vergine'' (''Vespers for the Blessed Virgin''), Stattkus-Verzeichnis, SV 206, is a musical setting by Claudio Monteverdi of the evening vespers on Marian feasts, scored for soloists, choirs, and orchestra. It is an ambitio ...

'' under the direction of

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at the Mannheim National Theatre as the third part of the Monteverdi cycle. In March 2019, Halubek made his guest debut at the

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with Handel's opera '' Poro, re dell'Indie'' in a production by

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.Jörg Halubek
on Staats Theater Kassel In 2020, Jörg Halubek and il gusto Barocco founded the Stuttgart series, which presents baroque operas, chamber music, and organ music in different formats. In its second year, the event series was condensed into the Baroque Festival Week.

Prizes

* 2004: 1st prize (organ),

Leipzig * 2014: ''

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'' for

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: ''Works for Keyboard and Violin''. PAN Classicas * 2016: ''Diapason d'or de l'année 2016'' for

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: ''Sei Sonate à Cembalo certato e Violino solo'', with Leila Schayegh (

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). Glossa * 2016: ''Editor's Choice'' for J.S. Bach: ''Sei Sonate à Cembalo certato e Violino solo'', with Leila Schayegh (Baroque violin). Glossa * 2016: ''Bestenliste der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik'' for J.S. Bach: ''Sei Sonate à Cembalo certato e Violino solo'', with Leila Schayegh (Baroque violin). Glossa

Recordings

* ''Organo pleno'', organ works by J. S. Bach at the Silbermannorgel zu Rötha. 2006. *

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s harpsichord and organ works. SWR/cpo, 2006 * ''Passacaglia'', works for harpsichord by Bach, Frescobaldi, Ligeti and others. mvh, 2007. * Giovanni Mossi: Violin Sonatas, with Leila Schayegh (baroque violin). Pan, 2008. * ''Canzone e Cantate'', with

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(countertenor). SWR/Carus, 2010. * ''

Jean-Marie Leclair Jean-Marie Leclair l'aîné (Jean-Marie Leclair the Elder) (10 May 1697 – 22 October 1764) was a French Baroque violinist and composer. He is considered to have founded the French violin school. His brothers, the lesser-known Jean-Marie ...

& his Rivals'', with Leila Schayegh (baroque violin). Pan, 2012. *

Works for Keyboard and Violin, with Leila Schayegh (baroque violin). Pan, 2014. * Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello: Tisbe, Baroque Opera, with il Gusto Barocco. SWR/cpo, 2012. * J. S. Bach: Sei Suonate à Cembalo certato è Violiono solo, with Leila Schayegh (baroque violin). Glossa, 2016. * Johann David Heinichen: Flavio Crispo, baroque opera, with il Gusto Barocco. SWR/cpo, 2018. * Johann Sebastian Bach: Bach Organ Landscapes, Third Part of the Clavierübung, Waltershausen. Berlin Classics 2019. * Johann Sebastian Bach: Bach Organ Landscapes, Eighteen Chorales, Ansbach. Berlin Classics, 2019. *

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: ''Vespro della beate vergine'', with il Gusto Barocco. SWR/cpo, 2019. * J. S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos, mit il Gusto Barocco. Berlin Classics, 2021. * J. S. Bach: Bach Organ Landscapes, Organ Booklet, Choral Partitas, Lüneburg & Hamburg. Berlin Classics, 2021. * J. S. Bach: Bach Organ Landscapes, Early Works I, Hamburg. Berlin Classics, 2021. * J. S. Bach: Suite & Concertos, with il Gusto Barocco. Berlin Classics, 2022.

References

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