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 .
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.[1]
among others:
among others:
| Composer | Title | Orchestra | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johann Baptist Vanhal | Vier Sinfonien | PhilharmonischesKammerorchester Munich | Orfeo C 320 941 A | |
| Leoš Janáček | Suite, Idyla und Adagio | PhilharmonischesKammerorchester 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 PiazziniBayerische Kammerphilharmonie | Gutingi 212 | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven | Klavierkonzerte Nr. 2 und Nr. 4 | Carmen PiazziniBayerische Kammerphilharmonie | Gutingi 206 | |
| Ludwig van Beethoven | Klavierkonzert Nr. 52 Romanzen (arr.: Hummel) | Carmen Piazzini, KlavierRadio-Philharmonie Hannover | Gutingi 213 | |
| L. Subramaniam | Shanti PriyaDouble Concerto | L. Subramaniam, ind. ViolineMichael Marin Kofler, Flöte Brandenburger Symphoniker | duo-phon-recordsBest.-Nr. 11 02 3 | |
| Rodrigo, Clerch, Walton, Strawinsky, de Falla | Werke für Gitarre und Orchester | Joaquin Clerch, guitarBrandenburger Symphoniker | duo-phon-recordsBest.-Nr. 11 01 3 | |
| Daniel Schnyder | among others SubZero | Stefan Schulz, BassposauneRundfunk-SInfonieorchester Berlin | BIS-CD-1774 EAN 7318590017746 | |
| Antonín Dvořák | Cellokonzert h-moll, Rondo, Waldesruh | Peter Bruns, VioloncelloStaatskapelle Dresden | hänssler classic 98.478 | |
| Werke von Hiller, Prokofjew, Ramirez und Bat Chaim | Concert for the Klezmer | Giora Feidman, KlarinettePhilharmonisches Kammerorchester München | BMG 883 388 | |
| Wilfried Hiller | Der Geigenseppel (after Wilhelm Busch) | Peter Striebeck, ErzählerBayerische Kammerphilharmonie | DGG 463 907-2 | |
| Jörg Widmoser / Duke Ellington | Orchestral work | Jörg Widmoser (violin) and BandBrandenburger Symphoniker | Pool 65993 | |
| Rainer Rubbert | Kleist Oper (Live Mitschnitt) | Brandenburger Symphoniker | duo-phon-recordsBest.-Nr. 11 03 3 | |
| Ibert, Michat | Werke für Saxophon und Orchester | Asya Fateyeva, SaxophonBrandenburger Symphoniker | GenuinBest.-Nr. GEN 16401 |