Johannes Fritzsch
Johannes Fritzsch was born in Meissen, Germany, in 1960.
He received his first musical tuition in piano and organ from
his father, a Cantor and Organist. He also studied violin and
trumpet. After graduating from the Carl Maria von Weber Music
Academy in Dresden, majoring in conducting and piano in 1982,
Fritzsch was appointed 2nd Kapellmeister at the Volkstheater in
Rostock. There he gained acclaim in performances such as the
East German première of The English Cat by Hans Werner Henze
in 1986. In 1987 he accepted the position of Kapellmeister with
the Staatsoper Dresden, Semperoper, where he conducted more
than 350 opera and ballet performances within five years.
After the German reunification, Johannes Fritzsch was able to accept engagements outside of Eastern Europe. In 1992/93 he worked as 1st Kapellmeister at the Staatsoper Hannover. During that time Fritzsch was appointed Music Director and Chief Conductor at the Städtische Bühnen and the Philharmonisches Orchester in Freiburg. There he remained until 1999 enjoying widespread acclaim. The Verband Deutscher Musikverleger (association of German music publishers) honoured his 1998/99 season with the distinction of having the “Best Concert Programme”.
Johannes Fritzsch has performed with many orchestras, both within Germany and internationally. These include Hamburger Sinfoniker, Düsseldorfer Sinfoniker, Philharmonie Essen, Nationaltheater-Orchester Mannheim, Staatskapelle Schwerin, Berliner Sinfonie Orchester, Staatskapelle Dresden, Staatsorchester Halle, the radio orchestras of Stockholm, Copenhagen and Oslo, Orchestre Philharmonique Strassbourg as well as the philharmonic orchestras of Montpellier and Toulouse and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Opera Companies with which he has worked include Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Komische Oper Berlin, Opera Bastille Paris, the Royal Opera Stockholm and Opera Australia in Sydney and Melbourne (including Wozzeck, Don Giovanni, Carmen, Tosca, Rigoletto, Salome, Der Rosenkavalier).
Johannes Fritzsch recently held the position of Music Director and Chief Conductor of Staatsoper Nürnberg. He is currently Chief Conductor of the Philharmonisches Orchester Graz and Grazer Oper, Austria.
After the German reunification, Johannes Fritzsch was able to accept engagements outside of Eastern Europe. In 1992/93 he worked as 1st Kapellmeister at the Staatsoper Hannover. During that time Fritzsch was appointed Music Director and Chief Conductor at the Städtische Bühnen and the Philharmonisches Orchester in Freiburg. There he remained until 1999 enjoying widespread acclaim. The Verband Deutscher Musikverleger (association of German music publishers) honoured his 1998/99 season with the distinction of having the “Best Concert Programme”.
Johannes Fritzsch has performed with many orchestras, both within Germany and internationally. These include Hamburger Sinfoniker, Düsseldorfer Sinfoniker, Philharmonie Essen, Nationaltheater-Orchester Mannheim, Staatskapelle Schwerin, Berliner Sinfonie Orchester, Staatskapelle Dresden, Staatsorchester Halle, the radio orchestras of Stockholm, Copenhagen and Oslo, Orchestre Philharmonique Strassbourg as well as the philharmonic orchestras of Montpellier and Toulouse and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Opera Companies with which he has worked include Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Komische Oper Berlin, Opera Bastille Paris, the Royal Opera Stockholm and Opera Australia in Sydney and Melbourne (including Wozzeck, Don Giovanni, Carmen, Tosca, Rigoletto, Salome, Der Rosenkavalier).
Johannes Fritzsch recently held the position of Music Director and Chief Conductor of Staatsoper Nürnberg. He is currently Chief Conductor of the Philharmonisches Orchester Graz and Grazer Oper, Austria.
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