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Michael Sanderling (born 21 February 1967) is a German conductor and violoncellist.


Biography

Born in
East Berlin East Berlin was the ''de facto'' capital city of East Germany from 1949 to 1990. Formally, it was the Allied occupation zones in Germany, Soviet sector of Berlin, established in 1945. The American, British, and French sectors were known as ...
, Michael Sanderling is the son of the contrabassist Barbara Wagner and the conductor
Kurt Sanderling Kurt Sanderling, CBE (; 19 September 1912 – 18 September 2011) was a German conductor. Sanderling was born in Arys, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire (now Orzysz, Poland), to Jewish parents. His early work at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, whe ...
. He received his first cello lessons at age five in Berlin. At age eleven, he became a student of Matthias Pfaender at the Spezialschule für Musik Berlin. The 17-year-old Sanderling was accepted at the
Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin The in Berlin, Germany, is one of the leading universities of music in Europe. It was established in East Berlin in 1950 as the () because the older (now the Berlin University of the Arts) was in West Berlin. After the death of one of its fir ...
and studied with Josef Schwab. He took further lessons with
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,
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, Gary Hoffmann and
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. In 1987, he won a 1st prize at the
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. The same year, after his debut as a soloist, he was engaged as solo cellist of the
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (Gewandhausorchester; also previously known in German as the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig) is a German symphony orchestra based in Leipzig, Germany. The orchestra is named after the concert hall in which it is bas ...
where he stayed until 1992. From 1994 to 2006, he was guest solo cellist at the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra (East Berlin). From 1994 to 1998, he was an academic at his alma mater in Berlin. In 1998, he started teaching at the
Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts The Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts (german: Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main, italic=no, link=no, HfMDK) is a state Hochschule for music, theatre and dance in Frankfurt and is the only one of its k ...
. Between 2000 and 2003, he was also a professor at Hochschule der Künste Bern. He was a member of the Trio Ex Aequo from 1988 to 1996. Sanderling ended his career as a cello soloist in 2010, to focus on teaching and conducting. Sanderling made his debut as a conductor with the
Kammerorchester Berlin The Kammerorchester Berlin has been in existence since 1945 and its first director was the conductor Helmut Koch (conductor), Helmut Koch. Already in the 1950s, the orchestra succeeded in making a name for itself. Among other awards it received the ...
on 25 November 2000. In 2003, he became principal conductor of the Deutsche Streicherphilharmonie, and held the post through 2013. From 2006 to 2010, Sanderling was principal conductor and artistic director of the Kammerakademie Potsdam. In 2009, Sony released a CD of works by
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with the Kammerakademie Potsdam and Sanderling. In 2010, the
Dresden Philharmonic The Dresdner Philharmonie (Dresden Philharmonic) is a German symphony orchestra based in Dresden. Its principal concert venue is the ''Kulturpalast''. The orchestra also performs at the Kreuzkirche, the Hochschule für Musik Dresden, and the ...
appointed Sanderling as its next chief conductor, effective with the 2011–2012 season, with an initial contract of 3 seasons. In October 2013, the orchestra announced the extension of Sanderling's contract as principal conductor through the 2018–2019 season. In November 2016, Sanderling announced, via a letter to the mayor of Dresden, his intention to stand down as chief conductor of the orchestra after the end of his contract in 2019, in protest at learning of proposed culture budget reductions via media reports instead of being informed directly from the civic authorities. In 2010, Sanderling first guest-conducted the
Lucerne Symphony Orchestra The Lucerne Symphony Orchestra (german: Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, links=no) is a Swiss orchestra based in Lucerne. The Luzerner SInfonieorchester is the orchestra-in-residence of the renowned Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre (KKL Luzern). ...
. In November 2019, the orchestra announced the appointment of Sanderling as its next chief conductor, effective with the 2021–2022 season.


Selected discography

* Shostakovich: Chamber Symphonies – Kammerakademie Potsdam (2008, Sony Music Entertainment) * Tchaikovsky: ''The Seasons'' / Bartók: ''Transylvanian Dances'' & ''Romanian Folk Dances'' – Deutsche Streicherphilharmonie (2010, Genuine Classics) * Fauré: ''Pelléas et Mélisande'' / Tchaikovsky: ''Capriccio Italien'' / Prokofiev: ''Romeo and Juliet'' (suite) – Dresdner Philharmonie (2012, Genuine Classics) * Dvořák: Cello Concerto – Daniel Müller-Schott, NDR Sinfonieorchester (2014, ORFEO) * Beethoven: Symphonies – Dresdner Philharmonie (2018, Sony Music Entertainment) * Shostakovich: Symphonies – Dresdner Philharmonie (2019, Sony Music Entertainment)


References


External links


Official website of Michael Sanderling
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanderling, Michael 1967 births Living people German classical cellists German male conductors (music) Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin alumni German people of Jewish descent Musicians from Berlin 21st-century German conductors (music) 21st-century German male musicians Academic staff of the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin Academic staff of the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts Prize-winners of the ARD International Music Competition 21st-century cellists