Christof Perick
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Christof Prick (born 1946), who uses the name Christof Perick in English-speaking countries, is a German orchestra conductor. His father was the concertmaster of the Hamburg Philharmonic.
Perick's conducting posts include:
- 1974-1977: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrucken
- 1977-1986: Badische Staatskapelle
- 1992-1995: Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
- 1993-1996: Niedersaechsisches Staatsorchester und Staatsoper
His work in contemporary music has included conducting the premiere of Wolfgang Rihm's opera Oedipus in October 1987.[1]
Perick became Music Director of the Charlotte Symphony in 2001. He is scheduled to step down from this post in 2009.[2]
Since 2006, Perick has been Music Director at the Bayerisches Staatstheater Nuremberg, including the post of principal conductor of the Nürnberg Philharmonic. In addition to his conducting posts, since 1999, he has been a professor of conducting at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in Hamburg.
[edit] References
- ^ Robinson, Bradford, "Reports: Berlin" (January 1988). The Musical Times, 129 (1739): pp. 38-43.
- ^ Steven Brown. "Symphony searches for a guiding hand", Charlotte Observer, 26 August 2007. Retrieved on 2007-09-05.
[edit] External links
- Agency page on Christof Perick
- Bavarian State Theatre, Nürnberg, German-language biography
- Charlotte Symphony biography page on Christof Perick
| Preceded by Iona Brown |
Music Director, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra 1992–1995 |
Succeeded by Jeffrey Kahane |
| Preceded by Peter McCoppin |
Music Director, Charlotte Symphony 2001–present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
| Preceded by Johannes Fritzsch |
Nürnberg Opera, Generalmusikdirektor 2006–present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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