Christian Thielemann
Author · 5 books
Christian Thielemann was born in Berlin in 1959. He began his career in 1978 as a répétiteur at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. In 1988, he became general music director in Nuremberg. From 1997 to 2004, he held the same position at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, and from 2004 to 2011 he led the Munich Philharmonic. From 2012 to 2024, he was chief conductor of the Staatskapelle Dresden. He made his debut at the Bayreuth Festival in 2000.