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Mateusz Krzysztof Maksymilian Molęda (born December 4, 1986) is a German-Polish conductor.


Life

Molęda was born in
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,
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, into a family of musicians. His parents, Alicja Borkowska-Molęda (born January 27, 1952) and Krzysztof Molęda (born April 6, 1953), are both opera singers and have sung title and leading roles at European opera houses for more than two decades, including the
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, the
Komische Oper Berlin The Komische Oper Berlin is a German opera company based in Berlin. The company produces operas, operettas and musicals. The opera house is located on Behrenstraße, near Unter den Linden. Since 2004, the Komische Oper Berlin, along with the Be ...
, the
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, the
Leipzig Opera The Leipzig Opera () is an opera house and opera company located at the Augustusplatz and the Inner City Ring Road at its east side in Leipzig's district Mitte, Germany. History Performances of opera in Leipzig trace back to Singspiel perfo ...
, the
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and the
Prague State Opera The State Opera (Czech: Státní opera) is an opera house in Prague, Czech Republic. It is part of the National Theatre of the Czech Republic, founded by Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic in 1992. The theatre itself originally opened ...
. Molęda holds both German and Polish citizenships.


Education

Molęda began playing the
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at the age of six and studied at the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media in the class of
Arie Vardi Arie Vardi (; born 1937) is a classical pianist, conductor, and piano pedagogue. He is laureate of the Israel Prize in 2017. Biography Vardi was born in Tel Aviv and graduated from the Rubin Academy (renamed the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music in ...
, considered one of the world's most distinguished music pedagogues. He continued his studies also in the area of
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and Historically informed performance practice with Zvi Meniker, one of the last pupils of
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and
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. In 2021, Molęda obtained his PhD at the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków with a thesis on polyphonic compositional techniques in
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's Symphony No. 2. Molęda has received important musical impulses from his mentor
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, for whom he also worked on personal request as an assistant with the
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, the
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, the
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and 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 and the Frauenkirche Dresden. It receive ...
. By sharing his varied experiences, Janowski has profoundly influenced Molęda's artistic development in the spirit of the traditional German conducting school. Further musical inspiration came from his work with and as a cover conductor for
Teodor Currentzis Teodor Currentzis ( ; born 24 February 1972) is a Greek and Russian conductor, musician and actor. Biography Currentzis was born in Athens, and at the age of four began to take piano lessons. At age seven, he began violin lessons. He entered ...
and the
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, which he accompanied on several European tours. Molęda has been a recipient of scholarships from the German Music Council, the German Society for the Exploitation of Ancillary Copyrights, the Theodor Rogler Foundation, the Anna Ruths Foundation, the Robert Richard Jaudes Foundation and the International Forum for Culture and Economy Dresden.


Competitions

In October 2023, Molęda won the 1st Prize and the Special Prize of the Orchestra by secret and from the jury's verdict independent vote of the orchestra musicians at the 3rd International Sergei Kussewitzky Conducting Competition.


Collaboration with orchestras

Molęda conducted an orchestra for the first time at the age of nineteen. He has guest conducted renowned orchestras in more than ten countries around the world, including the
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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and
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. He has worked among others with the
Staatskapelle Dresden The Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden (), or Saxon State Orchestra Dresden, is one of the oldest orchestras in the world, created by order of Maurice, Elector of Saxony in 1548. Under communist East Germany and until 1992 it was called Staatskap ...
, the
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, the Dortmund Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Komische Oper Berlin, the
Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra The Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra (German: Nürnberger Symphoniker) is a German orchestra based in Nuremberg. Its principal concert venue is the Meistersingerhalle. The orchestra's current ''Intendant'' (managing and artistic director) is Lucius ...
, the Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn, the
London Mozart Players London Mozart Players (LMP) are a British chamber orchestra founded in 1949. LMP are the longest-established chamber orchestra in the United Kingdom. Since 1989, the orchestra has been Resident Orchestra at Fairfield Halls, Croydon. History Begin ...
, the
Aarhus Symfoniorkester The Aarhus Symfoniorkester (Aarhus Symphony Orchestra) is the principal orchestra for the Danish city of Aarhus. Description Established in 1935 as ''Aarhus By-Orkester'' (Aarhus City Orchestra), since 1982 it has performed most of its concerts in ...
, the Odense Symfoniorkester, the
Warsaw Philharmonic The Warsaw Philharmonic (full Polish name: ''Orkiestra Filharmonii Narodowej w Warszawie'', "National Philharmonic Orchestra in Warsaw"), as it is legally set up, is a Polish orchestra based in Warsaw. Founded in 1901, its home is the Warsaw ...
, the NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic, the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra and the
Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra (HPO) is a professional Canadian orchestra based in Hamilton, Ontario. The orchestra gives concerts primarily at the FirstOntario Concert Hall. History The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in 1949. ...
.


Notable concerts

Molęda attracted attention throughout
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with his performance of
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's Choral Fantasy at the
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's celebration of the
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on October 3, 2007. The concert was broadcast live by
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and was seen by more than eight million viewers. On June 10, 2016, Molęda conducted a German-Polish friendship concert on the occasion of the 800th anniversary of the city of
Koszalin Koszalin (; ; , ) is a city in northwestern Poland, in Western Pomerania. It is located south of the Baltic Sea coast, and intersected by the river Dzierżęcinka. Koszalin is also a county-status city and capital of Koszalin County of West Pomera ...
, where musicians from the
Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra The Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra (German: Nürnberger Symphoniker) is a German orchestra based in Nuremberg. Its principal concert venue is the Meistersingerhalle. The orchestra's current ''Intendant'' (managing and artistic director) is Lucius ...
and the Koszalin Philharmonic Orchestra shared the stage. During this concert, the Symphonic Pictures Op. 19 by Karl Adolf Lorenz were premiered. The event was the subject of a television documentary for
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entitled ''Die doppelte Heimat''. On November 8, 2018, Molęda conducted the world premiere of Danish composer
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's Concerto for
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, the first ever composition of this genre.


Teaching activities

Since 2022 Molęda holds a teaching position at the Mannheim University of Music and Performing Arts. As part of his teaching duties, he also leads the seminar ''Introduction to Working with Conductors''.


Activity as lecturer

In addition to his work as a conductor, Molęda gives lectures throughout
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on the topic of ''United in Diversity - How Music Strengthens the Bonds Between Europeans'', including at the Forum Heiligenberg of the Schloss Heiligenberg Seeheim-Jugenheim Foundation and the Hessian State Center for Political Education in
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.


TV and radio recordings

Numerous radio and television recordings are available, including for BR Klassik,
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, DR 2, KBS,
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,
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, H1, Sachsen Fernsehen, MBC and the streaming platform Vialma.


CD releases (selection)

* 2010: Flügelschwingen (piano works by Scarlatti, Mozart, Schumann and Chopin)


Personal life

Molęda lives in Felm,
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. He is fluent in
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,
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,
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,
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and
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. He is an avid golfer and has been actively involved in team sports and as a board member of the Dresden Elbflorenz Golf Club and the Burgwedel Golf Club. An enthusiastic archer, he is a member of the archery division of the SV Felm.


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moleda, Mateusz German male conductors (music) 1986 births Living people Musicians from Dresden 21st-century German conductors (music) 21st-century German male musicians