Joana Mallwitz

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Joana Mallwitz (born 1986 in Hildesheim) is a German conductor and pianist.

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Biography

Mallwitz began to study violin at age 3, and piano at age 5. [1] At age 14, she became a pupil of Christa-Maria Hartmann and Karl-Heinz Kämmerling. She continued her music studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover, where her teachers included Martin Brauss and Eiji Ōue, in conducting, and she continued piano studied with Kämmerling and with Bernd Goetzke. In 2004, she received a conducting scholarship from the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes.

In 2006, Mallwitz joined the conducting staff of the Theater und Orchester Heidelberg, at the invitation of then-GMD Cornelius Meister, as a repetiteur. During her third month of work in Heidelberg, she made her debut professional conducting appearance there, at 6 hours' notice, at the first night of the company's new production of Madama Butterfly. [1] [2] From 2007 to 2011, she worked in Heidelberg as Zweite Kapellmeisterin (Second Kapellmeister) and assistant to the GMD. In 2009, she was a recipient of the Praetorius Musik-Förderpreis. [3]

In July 2013, Mallwitz was named Generalmusikdirektorin (General Music Director; GMD) of the Theater Erfurt, the first woman conductor named to the post in the institution's history. [3] She formally took up the post with the 2014–2015 season, at the time, the youngest GMD of a German opera house. [4] She concluded her Erfurt tenure at the close of the 2017–2018 season. [5]

In October 2017, the Staatstheater Nürnberg announced the appointment of Mallwitz as its new GMD, effective with the 2018–2019 season, with an initial contract of 5 years. [6] She is the first female conductor to be named to the Nürnberg post. [7] Her work in Nürnberg included the establishment of an Expeditionskonzert series for introduction of orchestral works to audiences. [8] In August 2020, Mallwitz made her debut at the Salzburg Festival with Così fan tutte , the third female conductor ever to conduct an opera production at the Salzburg Festival, and the first female conductor directly scheduled in advance by the Salzburg Festival for an opera production. [9] Mallwitz stood down as GMD of the Staatstheater Nürnberg at the close of the 2022–2023 season. [10] In April 2024, the Staatsphilharmonie Nürnberg, the orchestra of the Staatstheater Nürnberg, named Mallwitz its Ehrendirigentin (honorary conductor), the first conductor granted this title in the history of the orchestra. [11]

Mallwitz first guest-conducted the Konzerthausorchester Berlin during the 2020–2021 season. In August 2021, the orchestra announced the appointment of Mallwitz as its next chief conductor and artistic director, effective with the 2023–2024 season, with an initial contract of five seasons. Mallwitz is the first female conductor to be named chief conductor of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, [12] [13] and the first female conductor to be named chief conductor of any Berlin orchestra. [14]

Mallwitz is married to the German tenor Simon Bode, who is an ensemble member of the Frankfurt Opera. [1] [15] In 2019, Opernwelt magazine voted Mallwitz its Dirigentin des Jahres ('Conductor of the Year'). [16] In November 2020, Mallwitz received the Sonderpreis (Special Prize) of the Bavarian Culture Prize. [17] Mallwitz and Bode had their first child in 2021. [14] [18] Mallwitz is featured as conductor on a commercial recording for Oehms Classics and on a DVD for Deutsche Grammophon of the 2020 Salzburg Festival production of Così fan tutte. [19]

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  1. 1 2 3 Stefan Schickhaus (20 August 2013). ""Man kann Musikern Kompetenz nicht vorspielen"". Frankfurter Rundschau. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  2. ↑ Detlef Krenge (24 October 2017). "Neue Generalmusikdirektorin in Nürnberg – Joana Mallwitz: "Ich fühle mich hier wirklich wohl"". BR-Klassik. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  3. 1 2 Ursula Mielke (3 July 2013). "Joana Mallwitz wird neue Generalmusikdirektorin in Erfurt". Thüringer Allgemeine. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  4. ↑ Lavinia Meier-Ewert (27 September 2014). "Mit Taktstock und Turnschuhen: Joana Mallwitz dirigiert Puccini in Erfurt". Thüringer Allgemeine. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  5. ↑ Wolfgang Hirsch (24 May 2017). "Mallwitz' letzte Spielzeit – Erfurts Generalmusikdirektorin verabschiedet sich im Sommer 2018". Thüringer Allgemeine. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Joana Mallwitz ab 2018/2019 GMD am Staatstheater Nurnberg – Zum ersten Mal wird eine Frau Orchesterchefin in Nürnberg" (Press release). Staatstheater Nürnberg. 24 October 2017. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  7. ↑ Wolfgang Schicker (24 October 2017). "Neubesetzung am Staatstheater Nürnberg: Joana Mallwitz wird Generalmusikdirektorin". BR-Klassik. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  8. ↑ Kate Connolly (12 October 2023). "Joana Mallwitz is the first woman to lead a Berlin orchestra. And, no, she hasn't seen Tár". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  9. ↑ A.J. Goldmann (13 August 2020). "A Woman Takes the Podium at Salzburg". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  10. ↑ "Dirigentin Joana Mallwitz verlässt Nürnberg: "Es wird Zeit für einen Fokuswechsel"". BR-Klassik. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  11. ↑ "Joana Mallwitz zur Ehrendirigentin der Staatsphilharmonie Nürnberg ernannt". NMZ. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  12. ↑ "Joana Mallwitz wird ab Saison 2023/24 Chefdirigentin und Künstlerische Leiterin des Konzerthausorchesters Berlin" (Press release). Konzerthausorchester Berlin. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
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  14. 1 2 "Berlins erste Chefdirigentin: Joana Mallwitz geht zum Berliner Konzerthaus". Tagesspiegel. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
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  16. ↑ ""Opernwelt" kürt Joana Mallwitz zur Dirigentin des Jahres". Nord Bayern. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  17. ↑ "Sonderpreis für Joana Mallwitz". BR-Klassik. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  18. ↑ Eleonore Birkenstock (7 July 2021). "Generalmusikdirektorin Joana Mallwitz erwartet ihr erstes Kind". BR 24. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  19. ↑ "Joana Mallwitz signs to the Yellow Label". Gramophone. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  20. ↑ "Artikel: Ordensverleihung zum Tag der Deutschen Einheit". Der Bundespräsident (in German). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
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Preceded by
Walter E. Gugerbauer
 General Music Director, Theater Erfurt
2014–2018		Succeeded by
Myron Michailidis
Preceded by General Music Director, Staatstheater Nürnberg
2018–2023		Succeeded by
Preceded by Principal Conductor, Konzerthausorchester Berlin
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