- Werner Andreas Albert
Werner Andreas Albert is a renowned German
conductor .He began his studies in musicology and history, and later studying conducting with
Herbert von Karajan andHans Rosbaud . After his 1961 debut with the Heidelberg Chamber Orchestra, he became chief conductor of the North West German Philharmonic Orchestra. He later served as chief conductor of theGulbenkian Orchestra inLisbon and the Nuremberg Symphony in Germany. He is also the permanent guest conductor of the Radio Symphony Orchestras inCologne ,Frankfurt , andBerlin , and of theBamberg Symphony .He has enjoyed great success conducting tours to the
United States ,South America , theSoviet Union ,China , and most European countries. In recent years he has conducted inBeijing , and at Triphony Hall and Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall in Japan with theNew Japan Philharmonic and the Tokyo City Symphony Orchestra. Since 1981, Albert has regularly conducted inAustralia , particularly with the Queensland Orchestra, of which he was named principal conductor in 1995, and he has conducted all sixSymphony Australia orchestras. He has been chief conductor of the Bavarian State Youth Orchestra for more than 20 years and is also senior lecturer of the Meistersinger Conservatorium inNuremberg .He has made over 600 recordings for the Cologne, Bavarian and Northwest German Radio Networks. After recording all of the vast standard repertoire, he began to champion new composers and to research works that had never been recorded. In the process he earned the distinction of the most recorded artist in Germany. He has recorded the complete orchestral repertoire of
Paul Hindemith ,Erich Wolfgang Korngold ,Hans Pfitzner , andBenjamin Frankel . He has embarked on an extensive new project involving the operatic and symphonic music ofSiegfried Wagner , son ofRichard Wagner , featuring recordings as well as live performances.In addition to his commitment to conducting and recording, Werner Andreas Albert has had a keen interest in the training of young conductors and musicians. He directed the
Australian Broadcasting Corporation ’s Conducting Workshop for many years, as well as teaching selected Masters’ students at theUniversity of Queensland , of which institution he is an adjunct professor. He has been Principal Guest Conductor of the Southern Sinfonia since 2007.Werner Andreas Albert has been recognized by both the German Federal and Bavarian State Governments for his dedication to music. He holds the title of member of the Bundesverdienstkreuz, Erste Klasse (the German equivalent of the British
Order of Merit ), as well as the Bayerischer Verdienstorden (Bavarian Order of Merit), which is limited to a restricted number of living members.ources
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