Curriculum vitae - Thomas Kalb

born 10/29/1959 in Hamburg

After the final exam, study in the subjects piano and bassoon. From 1980 on additionally conducting and composition at the "Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst" in Hamburg
Education
1978 - 1982 piano, bassoon
1980 - 1985 conducting, composition at the "Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Hamburg"
 
Artistic work
1981 Assistant conductor "Eutin summer festival"
1981 - 1985 Lightning repetitor "Hamburgische Staatsoper"
1985 - 1987 Assistant conductor of "Schleswig-Holstein State Theatre"
1987 - 1990 Choir- master and conductor of "Ulm Theatre"
1990 - 1992 Principal conductor (1. Kapellmeister) of "Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz," Munich
1992 - 1994 Principal conductor (1. Kapellmeister) of "Nationaltheater Mannheim"
1993 - 1996 "General music director" of the City of Heidelberg
1996 - 1999 First prolongation of GMD-contract in Heidelberg
1999 - 2004 Second prolongation of GMD-contract in Heidelberg
 
Other artistic work
1980 - 1987 Substitute for Solo-bassoon at the "Hamburgischen Staatsoper", orchestra of the "Schleswig-Holstein state-theatre", "Stadttheater Lüneburg" and other symphony orchestras.
1981 - 1985 Several times conducting the "Hamburg Symphony Orchestra"
1988 Invitation to Donezk with the "Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen"
1989 Conductor of the "Festkonzert 40 Jahre Grundgesetz" in the Beethovenhalle, Bonn with the "Munich Philharmonic" (TV-live broadcasting)
1992 - 1995 Regular guest conducting at the "Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz", Munich
  Mozart: "Così fan tutte",
"Le nozze di Figaro",
"Die Entführung aus dem Serail",
"Die Zauberflöte",
Schönberg: " Pelleas and Melisande"
1995 Tour with Montserrat Caballé and "Heidelberg Philharmonic"
since 1996 Regular guest conducting at the "Komische Oper Berlin"
  Gluck: "Orpheus und Euridice",
Händel: "Giustino",
"Julius Caesar",
Offenbach: "Hoffmanns Erzählungen",
Leoncavallo: "Der Bajazzo",
Mascagni: "Cavalleria rusticana",
Prokoffieff: "Romeo und Julia"
since 1997 Artistic director of the music festival "Heidelberger Frühling"
2000 Premiere bei den "Schwetzinger Festspielen" with the "SWR- radio- philharmonic orchestra":
UA of Wilfried Maria Danner's "Das Märchen nach ewig und 3 Tagen"
2000 Japan-tour with the "Heidelberg Philharmonic"
 
Teaching activities
1981 - 1985 Prof. for orchestral conducting at the "music school Soltau"
1981 - 1985 Prof. for bassoon at the "music school Soltau"
1983 - 1985 Prof. for orchestral conducting at the "Hamburger Konservatorium"
1998 Lectures at the "Pädagogische Hochschule Heidelberg" on
B. A. Zimmermanns "Weiße Rose" and
I. Strawinskys "Geschichte vom Soldaten"
1998-1999 Lectures at the "Pädagogische Hochschule Heidelberg" on
H. Zenders Oper "Don Quixote"
 
Prizes / Scolarships
1981/82 Masefield-Stipendium
1986 Richard-Wagner-Stipendium
1987 Winner of the conducting competition of the "German Music Association"
1995 Prize of the "Association of German Music Publishers" for the best season- program 1994/1995
 

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