Matthias Bamert, 75, has been chosen as chief conductor of the Sapporo Symphony Orchestra.
He succeeds Max Pommer, who lasted just three years.
Bamert is presently Principal Guest Conductor at Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra in South Korea.
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max pommer will be 82 in February, probably reason he did not stay very long.
What is this man doing in far-away lands? He made a superb CD with Wagner chunks à la Stokowski (Stokowski’s Wagner, BBC Phil, Chandos 1999). Is it because of his famous twelve-tone commercial?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LACCAF04wSs
Because to some people Korea is not far away.
Well said. I’ve just seen a tweet by pianist Stephen Hough who is on his way – once again – from Singapore to Korea for recitals and concerts.
And I have a wonderful memory of the Sapporo symphony orchestra playing Sibelius 5, 6 and 7 in Suntory hall, Tokyo conducted by Tadaaki Otaka (The printed programme proudly stated Mr Otaka OBE.)