Markus Lukas Frank (born 1969) is a German horn player and conductor.

Life and career

Born in

Schwäbisch Hall Schwäbisch Hall (; "Swabian Hall"; from 1802 until 1934 and colloquially: ''Hall'' ) is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg located in the valley of the Kocher river, the longest tributary (together with its headwater Lein) of the ...

, Frank studied at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold from 1988, with scholarships from the

Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes The German Academic Scholarship Foundation (German: , or ''Studienstiftung'' for short) is Germany's largest and most prestigious scholarship foundation. According to its statutes, it supports "the university education of young people who, on ac ...

, the Deutscher Musikrat and the , among others. He participated in several music competitions and was a prize-winner at the , the Geneva International Music Competition and the 1994

ARD International Music Competition The ARD International Music Competition (german: link=no, Internationaler Musikwettbewerb der ARD) is the largest international classical music competition in Germany. It is organised by the Bayerischer Rundfunk and held once a year in Munich. Si ...

. After his studies, he was horn player with the

NDR Sinfonieorchester The NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra (german: NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester) is a German radio orchestra. Affiliated with the ''Norddeutscher Rundfunk'' (NDR; North German Broadcasting), the orchestra is based at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Ge ...

Hamburg. During this time, he also played as solo hornist with other orchestras and also studied conducting with

Klauspeter Seibel Klauspeter Seibel (7 May 1936 in Offenbach am Main – 8 January 2011 in Hamburg) was a German conductor. Trained at the Nuremberg Conservatory and the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München, he was principal conductor of the Nuremberg Symp ...

at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg. From 1998, he was 2nd ''

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

Opernhaus Kiel Opernhaus Kiel (Kiel Opera House) is the major venue for opera, ballet, and orchestral performances in Kiel, and home to Theater Kiel. It is a Grade II listed building. History After an architectural competition, the Kiel City Council commi ...

and played during this time with the Philharmonisches Orchester Kiel '' Cyrano de Bergerac'' by Franco Alfano. In 2003, he became 1st Kapellmeister and

Generalmusikdirektor A music(al) director or director of music is the person responsible for the musical aspects of a performance, production, or organization. This would include the artistic director and usually chief conductor of an orchestra or concert band, the d ...

(GMD) at the

Anhaltisches Theater Anhaltisches Theater Dessau is a theatre in Dessau, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, which was called Landestheater Dessau until 1984. It is offering drama, musical theatre (operas, operettas, musicals), ballets, concerts of the orchestra, and pup ...

Dessau Dessau is a town and former municipality in Germany at the confluence of the rivers Mulde and Elbe, in the '' Bundesland'' (Federal State) of Saxony-Anhalt. Since 1 July 2007, it has been part of the newly created municipality of Dessau-Roßlau ...

. He has made guest appearances at the Staatsoper Hannover and conducted the ballets ''

Swan Lake ''Swan Lake'' ( rus, Лебеди́ное о́зеро, r=Lebedínoye ózero, p=lʲɪbʲɪˈdʲinəjə ˈozʲɪrə, link=no ), Op. 20, is a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76. Despite its initial failur ...

'' by Tchaikovsky and '' Le sacre du printemps'' by Igor Stravinsky. In 2005, he made his debut with Humperdinck's ''

Hänsel und Gretel "Hansel and Gretel" (; german: Hänsel und Gretel ) is a German fairy tale collected by the German Brothers Grimm and published in 1812 in Grimms' Fairy Tales, ''Grimm's Fairy Tales'' (KHM 15). It is also known as Little Step Brother and Little ...

'' at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, where he later conducted '' Die Zauberflöte'' by Mozart several times. Frank became general music director of the

Loh-Orchester Sondershausen The Loh-Orchester Sondershausen is an orchestra from Sondershausen founded around 1600. It influenced Music in Germany in the 19th century by helping the music of Richard Wagner and Franz Liszt to achieve a breakthrough. Since 1991, the Loh-Orch ...

in 2008. Since 2012/2013, he has held a teaching position for orchestral conducting at the

Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt, Weimar The University of Music Franz Liszt Weimar (in German: Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar) is an institution of music in Weimar, Germany. The Hochschule Franz Liszt, who spent a great deal of his life in Weimar, encouraged the founding of ...

. As of the 2016/2017 season, he was appointed GMD of the Anhaltische Philharmonie at the Anhaltisches Theater Dessau as successor to Antony Hermus.''Markus L. Frank wird GMD am Anhaltischen Theater Dessau''
on vdoper.de

Recordings

* Franco Alfano: ''Cyrano de Bergerac'', Philharmonisches Orchester Kiel, cpo, Georgsmarienhütte 2002, . * Engelbert Humperdinck: ''Hänsel und Gretel'', , Arthaus-Musik, Halle (Saale) 2008, . * Walter Braunfels: ''Don Juan/Sinfonische Variationen'', Philharmonisches Orchester Altenburg-Gera, Capriccio, 2016.

References

External links

*
''Neuer Generalmusikdirektor''
auf kyffhaeuser-nachrichten.de, 22. Juli 2008
Markus L. Frank
auf der Website des Anhaltischen Theaters Dessau * Ute König
''Neuer Generalmusikdirektor am Anhaltischen Theater. Der sympathische Könner.''
In ''

Mitteldeutsche Zeitung The ''Mitteldeutsche Zeitung'' (''Central German Newspaper'') is a regional daily newspaper for southern Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Published in Halle with several local versions, the paper is owned by M. DuMont Schauberg, Cologne. History and p ...

.'' 1 March 2016. * {{DEFAULTSORT:Frank, Markus L Music directors Classical horn players 1969 births Living people People from Schwäbisch Hall