Malaysian Tippett fan is Germany’s new GMD

Malaysian Tippett fan is Germany’s new GMD

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norman lebrecht

June 12, 2023

The Malaysian-born conductor Harish Shankar has been elected General Music Director of the Schleswig-Holstein State Theatre and Symphony Orchestra from 2024/2025. Shankar, 39, is currently first Kapellmeister at the Meiningen State Theatre.

He featured passionately in John Bridcut’s new documentary on the troubled life of the English composer Michael Tippett.

Comments

  • Violinista says:

    Congratulations to Harish, a conductor of real quality.

  • Jeffrey Biegel says:

    Congratulations, Harish! Terrific orchestra.

  • Nik says:

    Indeed an impressive performance by him in the film, and his enthusiasm and eloquence are infectious. I hadn’t heard of him before watching it.

  • Rob014 says:

    I wonder if he will program and record the big works. I hope so.

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