# Michael Helmrath

Michael Helmrath (born 15 April 1954) is a German oboist and conductor and since the 2016/2017 season, active as General Music Director of the Theater Nordhausen/Loh-Orchester Sondershausen [de].

## Life

Born in Wuppertal, after studying oboe and conducting at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln, Helmrath first embarked on a career as an oboist, which led him as principal oboist to the Münchner Philharmoniker and Sergiu Celibidache, who recognised and promoted him as a conductor.
In 1989, he founded the Munich Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, consisting of the first desks of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra with its own concert series at the Philharmonie. From 2000 to 2015, he was general music director of the Brandenburger Symphoniker, which was nominated as "Orchestra of the Year" by the magazine Opernwelt under his direction.
In addition to the classical opera and concert repertoire, he also deals with Neue Musik, and numerous works were premiered under his direction. In addition, there exists numerous radio and television recordings, as well as CD recordings.
Since the 2016/2017 season, Helmrath has been the general music director of the Theater Nordhausen/Loh-Orchester Sondershausen tätig.

## Professional positions
### Positions

* Solo oboist at the Münchner Philharmoniker
* Generalmusikdirektor of the Brandenburger Symphoniker
* Generalmusikdirektor of the Theater Nordhausen/Loh-Orchester Sondershausen

### Guest conductor
#### Germany

among others:
* Orchesterakademie Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival
* Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
* Dresdner Sinfoniker [de]
* Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
* Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne
* NDR Radiophilharmonie
* Kammerorchester Berlin
* Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Halle
* Stuttgarter Philharmoniker
* Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden
* Nürnberger Symphoniker
* Thüringische Philharmonie
* Cologne Opera
* Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden

#### Abroad

among others:
* Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
* China National Symphony Orchestra
* Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra
* Gwangju Symphonic Orchestra
* Orchestra Sinfonica Sanremo
* Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb
* Rijeka Nationaltheater
* Ljubljana Summer Festival
* Miskolc Opera Festival

## Recordings

| Composer | Title | Orchestra | Label |
| Johann Baptist Vanhal | Vier Sinfonien | Philharmonisches Kammerorchester Munich | Orfeo C 320 941 A |
| Leoš Janáček | Suite, Idyla und Adagio | Philharmonisches Kammerorchester Munich | Orfeo C 281 921 A |
| Werke von Yusupov, Kantscheli, Amirov und Tertarjan | Musik aus Tadschikistan, Georgien, Aserbaidschan und Armenien | Dresdner Sinfoniker | ArteNova / BMG (2 CD) 74321 82556 |
| Ludwig van Beethoven | Klavierkonzerte Nr. 1 und Nr. 3 | Carmen Piazzini Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie | Gutingi 212 |
| Ludwig van Beethoven | Klavierkonzerte Nr. 2 und Nr. 4 | Carmen Piazzini Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie | Gutingi 206 |
| Ludwig van Beethoven | Klavierkonzert Nr. 5 2 Romanzen (arr.: Hummel) | Carmen Piazzini, Klavier Radio-Philharmonie Hannover | Gutingi 213 |
| L. Subramaniam | Shanti Priya Double Concerto | L. Subramaniam, ind. Violine Michael Marin Kofler, Flöte Brandenburger Symphoniker | duo-phon-records Best.-Nr. 11 02 3 |
| Rodrigo, Clerch, Walton, Strawinsky, de Falla | Werke für Gitarre und Orchester | Joaquin Clerch, guitar Brandenburger Symphoniker | duo-phon-records Best.-Nr. 11 01 3 |
| Daniel Schnyder | among others SubZero | Stefan Schulz, Bassposaune Rundfunk-SInfonieorchester Berlin | BIS-CD-1774 EAN 7318590017746 |
| Antonín Dvořák | Cellokonzert h-moll, Rondo, Waldesruh | Peter Bruns, Violoncello Staatskapelle Dresden | hänssler classic 98.478 |
| Werke von Hiller, Prokofjew, Ramirez und Bat Chaim | Concert for the Klezmer | Giora Feidman, Klarinette Philharmonisches Kammerorchester München | BMG 883 388 |
| Wilfried Hiller | Der Geigenseppel (after Wilhelm Busch) | Peter Striebeck, Erzähler Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie | DGG 463 907-2 |
| Jörg Widmoser / Duke Ellington | Orchestral work | Jörg Widmoser (violin) and Band Brandenburger Symphoniker | Pool 65993 |
| Rainer Rubbert | Kleist Oper (Live Mitschnitt) | Brandenburger Symphoniker | duo-phon-records Best.-Nr. 11 03 3 |
| Ibert, Michat | Werke für Saxophon und Orchester | Asya Fateyeva, Saxophon Brandenburger Symphoniker | Genuin Best.-Nr. GEN 16401 |