Markus Poschner

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Markus Poschner
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Poschner in 2010
Born1971 (age 5253)
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Education University of Music and Performing Arts Munich
Occupations
  • Conductor
  • Pianist
  • Academic teacher
Organizations
Awards
Website www.markusposchner.de

Markus Poschner (born 1971) is a German conductor and pianist.

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Biography

Born in Munich, Poschner studied at the with Hermann Michael. His mentors and supporters included Sir Roger Norrington, Sir Colin Davis and Jorma Panula.

From 2000 to 2006, Poschner was chief conductor of the Georgisches Kammerorchester Ingolstadt. He has also been first Kapellmeister of the Komische Oper Berlin. From 2007 to 2017, Poschner was Generalmusikdirektor (GMD) of the city of Bremen, which encompassed chief conductorships of the Bremer Philharmoniker and of the Theater Bremen. [1]

Poschner became chief conductor of the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana with the 2015/16 season. He was chief conductor of the Bruckner Orchestra Linz from the 2017/18 season. [2] His tenure in Linz will end in 2027. [3] The Sinfonieorchester Basel announced the appointment of Poschner as its next chief conductor, effective with the 2025–2026 season. [4]

In 2024, Poschner conducted Zemlinsky's Der Traumgörge at the Oper Frankfurt, directed by Tilmann Köhler, with AJ Glueckert in the title role, Zuzana Marková as Gertraud, Magdalena Hinterdobler as Grete and Liviu Holender as Hans. He claimed that it was the first unabridged production of the complete music on stage of the 1907 opera that was first performed in 1980. [5] [6]

Outside of Europe, Poschner has served as principal guest conductor of the Orquesta Sinfonica de Chile. Poschner is also known as a jazz pianist. [1] Since 2010, he is an honorary professor at the University of Bremen, where he teaches courses in musicology and music education.

Awards and honours

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References

  1. 1 2 "Music interview: Chorus of approval for Markus Poschner's take on Mahler". The Scotsman. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  2. "Poschner folgt Dennis Russell Davies". ORF (Oberösterreich). 22 February 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  3. 1 2 "ICMA winner Markus Poschner to leave the Bruckner Orchestra Linz in 2027". ICMA (in French). 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
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Cultural offices
Preceded by Chief Conductor, Bremer Philharmoniker
2007–2017
Succeeded by
Preceded by Principal Conductor, Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana
2015–present
Succeeded by
incumbent
Preceded by Chief Conductor, Bruckner Orchestra Linz
2017–present
Succeeded by
incumbent