Andrew Manze (born 14 January 1965) is a British conductor and

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ist living in

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. Born in

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, Manze read Classics at

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. Manze studied violin and worked with Ton Koopman (his director in the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra) and

Simon Standage Simon Andrew Thomas Standage (born 8 November 1941 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire) is an English violinist and conductor best known for playing and conducting music of the baroque and classical eras on original instruments. Biography and ...

(his teacher in the Royal Academy of Music). He began his musical career as a specialist in Early Music, and has recorded as a soloist for such labels as Harmonia Mundi. He became associate director of The Academy of Ancient Music in 1996. From 2003 to 2007, he was artistic director of The English Concert, with whom he recorded commercially for Harmonia Mundi. He has also conducted recordings on labels such as Onyx and Pentatone. Manze was associate guest conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (BBC SSO) from September 2010 to August 2014, and recorded with the BBC SSO for Hyperion. Outside of the UK, from 2006 to 2014, Manze was principal conductor and artistic director of the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra. He made a number of recordings with them, including Beethoven's Symphony No 3 (Harmonia Mundi), Stenhammar Piano Concerti (Hyperion), and a cycle of the Brahms symphonies (CPO). In September 2014, he became principal conductor of the NDR Radiophilharmonie. In March 2017, the orchestra announced the extension of Manze's contract through to 2021. In February 2019, the orchestra announced a further extension of Manze's contract to 2023. Manze has been a fellow of the Royal Academy of Music and a Visiting Professor at the Oslo Academy. He has contributed to new editions of sonatas and concertos by Mozart and

Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the ''Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard wor ...

published by Bärenreiter and

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. He also teaches, edits and writes about music, as well as broadcasting regularly on radio and television. In 2011, Manze received the

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Recordings

*''Vaughan Williams, Symphonies Nos 2 & 8,

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Liverpool Philharmonic is a music organisation based in Liverpool, England, that manages a professional symphony orchestra, a concert venue, and extensive programmes of learning through music. Its orchestra, the Royal Liverpool Philharmon ...

, ONYZ 4155 (2016)'' *''

Mendelssohn Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 18094 November 1847), born and widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions include sym ...

- Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3''. NDR Radiophilharmonie. PENTATONE PTC 5186595 (2017). * '' Mozart'' - Piano Concerti Nos. 25 & 26 Francesco Piemontesi (piano)

Scottish Chamber Orchestra The Scottish Chamber Orchestra (SCO) is an Edinburgh-based UK chamber orchestra. One of Scotland's five National Performing Arts Companies, the SCO performs throughout Scotland, including annual tours of the Scottish Highlands and Islands and S ...

Linn Records (2017). * ''

Elgar Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, (; 2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestr ...

Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky , group=n ( ; 7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893) was a Russian composer of the Romantic period. He was the first Russian composer whose music would make a lasting impression internationally. He wrote some of the most popu ...

''. Johannes Moser,

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande The Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) is a Swiss symphony orchestra, based in Geneva at the Victoria Hall. In addition to symphony concerts, the OSR performs as the opera orchestra in productions at the Grand Théâtre de Genève. History Er ...

. PENTATONE PTC 5186570 (2017). * ''Vaughan Williams Symphonies Nos 3 & 4,

, ONYX 4161 (2017)'' * ''Vaughan Williams Symphonies No 5 & 6 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic ONYX 4184 (2018)'' *

- Symphonies Nos 4 & 5. NDR Radiophilharmonie. PENTATONE PTC 5186611 (2018). *

- Symphony No 2. Anna Lucia Richter, Esther Dierkes, Robin Tritschler, NDR Radiophilharmonie, WDR Rundfunkchor Köln,

NDR Chor The NDR Chor (North German Radio Choir) is the choir of the German broadcaster Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR), based in Hamburg. It was founded in 1946, with Max Thurn as the first director of then 55 singers. The group has participated in premiere ...

. PENTATONE PTC 5186639 (2018). *
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'. Annelien Van Wauwe, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Andrew Manze. Pentatone (2022)

References

External links

Andrew Manze's website

Intermusica agency biography of Andrew Manze

* ttps://van-us.atavist.com/the-antidote Hartmut Welscher, "The Antidote". VAN Magazine, 10 May 2019 {{DEFAULTSORT:Manze, Andrew Baroque-violin players English conductors (music) British male conductors (music) People from Beckenham 1965 births Living people Alumni of Clare College, Cambridge People educated at Bedford School Musicians from Kent Bach conductors British classical violinists British male violinists 20th-century classical violinists 20th-century British conductors (music) 21st-century classical violinists 21st-century British conductors (music) 20th-century British male musicians 21st-century British male musicians Male classical violinists