24-05-28 20:08

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Florian Krumpoeck is the current Gerenal Music Director and Principal Conductor of Norddeutsche Philharmonie Rostock and the one who initiated the Prokofiev recording project with YuJeong in the first place. 

Florian Krumpoeck, conductor / Biography :

Born in 1978 in Vienna, the pianist and conductor Florian Krumpock is General Music Director and Principal Conductor of the North German Philharmonic Orchestra and the municipal theatre in Rostock as well as Principal Conductor of the Liechtenstein Symphonic Orchestra.

"Forget Lang Lang and Arcadi Volodos. There are highly virtuosic masters of the keyboard in Austria too." That was the considered opinion of the daily newspaper "die Presse" on the solo debut of this pianist at the Vienna Konzerthaus venue.

The son of a cellist and an art historian was taking piano lessons at an early age with some of the most celebrated pianists of the day, such as Rudolf Buchbinder, Gerhard Oppitz and Elisabeth Leonskaja. The great Daniel Barenboim, after hearing Florian Krumpock play, declared him simply "a wonderful pianist" and was instrumental in launching his very promising international career.

Thanks to sensational reviews after his debut at the Tonhalle in Zurich with the RSO of Moscow under Vladimir Fedoseyev, he was invited to perform at various music venues in Europe, such as Vienna, Salzburg, Munich, Zurich and Moscow, as well as in Israel, the USA, China and South Korea. Highly acclaimed solo recitals at international events, such as the Salzburg Music and Salzburg Easter festivals, the Bregenz Festival, the Bad Kissingen Summer Music Festival, the Bachfest in Leipzig, the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Music Festival and the Klangbogen Festival in Vienna have cemented his reputation since then.

Sir Peter Ustinov introduced the young musician to a wide audience. Since his childhood, Florian Krumpock has built up a vast pianistic repertoire, including complete work cycles such as J.S. Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier and Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas and 5 piano concertos, plus numerous premieres and first performances of works by a range of composers (Korngold, Wellesz, Weigl and Schreker among them), as well as unusual works for piano like Reger’s Bach Variations and Stravinsky’s Trois mouvements de Petrouchka.

The German piano manufacturer Bluthner has provided him with his own concert grand for life, and the instrument accompanies him on tours and to recordings.

To date, Florian Krumpock has released six CDs featuring solo performances of works by Mozart, Schubert, Liszt and Weber for the labels pan classics, hanssler classics, Preiser records and Solo Musica Munich. At last he released a high-flying album featuring the first two volumes of the "Annees de pelerinage" by Franz Liszt.

His mentor Daniel Barenboim has encouraged him to broaden his repertoire by adding numerous symphonic works and operas and to become involved in conducting.

He made a sensational debut and attracted international attention in 2006 when he stood in as conductor with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra. After that performance, he was appointed Principal Conductor of the Sinfonietta Baden.

In 2007 he conducted a highly successful New Year concert at the Kennedy Center in Washington, which led to an engagement deputising for the new Principal Conductor of the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, Michael Boder, who has also become an important artistic advisor for him.

He gave a highly acclaimed solo debut at the Vienna Musikverein in 2008, playing two complete cycles of 32 piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven for the first time.

In 2010, Florian Krumpock made an acclaimed debut in a dual role as pianist and conductor with the renowned Gulbenkian Orchestra in Lisbon and conducted the Philharmonic Orchestra of Trier for the first time.

In 2011 he has given a highly praised solo recital at Munich’s famous Herkulessaal which was broadcast by Bavarian Radio, and he made his debut on the rostrum with the North German Philharmonic Orchestra, the Bremerhaven Municipal Orchestra , the Wonju Philharmonic Orchestra of South Korea and the Bucheon Philharmonic Orchestra.

Last season Florian conducted the North German Philharmonic Orchestra of Rostock in the premiere of Puccinini’s "La Boheme". In addition he conducted several symphonic concerts (which include the beginning of a full Mahler cycle) and special concerts. He also made his debut with the Liechtenstein Symphonic Orchestra (as pianist and conductor - and was thereupon appointed Principal Conductor), the Bavarian Chamber Orchestra, the Vienna Symphony Orchestra in the Golden Hall of the Viennese Musikverein, and as head-conductor leading the premiere and several performances at the renowned opera festival in Gars am Kamp with Verdi’s "Rigoletto". For the fourth time now, he has taken on the artistic direction for the Bluthner-Cycle in Vienna.

Upcoming projects will see Florian conducting the Philharmonic orchestras of Wurzburg, Nurnberg, Kassel and Braunschweig, plus the Brandenburg Symphony Orchestra as well as all of Ludwig van Beethoven’s piano concertos in the function of pianist and conductor. In Rostock there will be new productions of Rossini’s "The Barber of Seville", Verdi’s "Nabucco", in addition to the continuation of the Mahler cycle.

Florian Krumpock will work as a pianist with Michael Boder for the first time performing the chamber concert by Alban Berg. Furthermore he will record all piano concertos by Karl Weigl in cooperation with "Deutschlandradio".

http://www.floriankrumpoeck.com/discography.php