„IN THIS DAY AND AGE, WE HAVE TO SHOW PEOPLE THE WAY TO WHAT WE HOLD SO DEAR. GUIDE THEM OVER THE THRESHOLD“

Orchestra leader, music mediator, festival director – since his success in competitions as a young talent at the conductor’s podium, Johannes Klumpp has made a name for himself in many different ways. He took up his position as Chief Conductor of the Heidelberger Sinfoniker in the 2020/2021 season. Together with this freelance ensemble, he is now on the verge of realising a long-term project: the complete recording of all of Haydn’s symphonies.

 

Johannes Klumpp has been working as chief conductor and artistic director of the Folkwang Kammerorchester Essen since the 2013/2014 season. His work here focusses on the symphonic works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Not only thanks to the celebrated recordings of his symphonies and concertos to date, Johannes Klumpp has been able to greatly raise the perception and profile of the ensemble. A complete recording of all of Mozart’s symphonies is planned for the coming years.

 

He also creates innovative formats as part of the ExtraKlang series – held at the Zollverein UNESCO World Heritage Site – and has collaborated with well-known personalities such as the actors Martina Gedeck and Sebastian Koch, the composer, pianist and Oscar winner “Hauschka” and the former publicist Roger Willemsen.

His busy concert schedule also takes him to renowned orchestras, including the MDR-Sinfonieorchester, the Stuttgart State Orchestra, the Staatskapelle Weimar, the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, the Dresden Festival Orchestra, the Orquesta Ciudad de Granada, the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra, the NDR Radiophilharmonie and the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra. In addition, he enjoys an extensive collaboration with the Hessian State Theatre of Wiesbaden.

 

To promote an open exchange with the audience, Johannes Klumpp regularly uses the format of a moderated concert. His music has a clear purpose: He wants to “bring music to the people”.

Music explained and enjoyed!

 

 

In (mostly German) interviews and conversations, Johannes Klumpp explains Mozart and Haydn’s symphonies and gives insights into his work.

 

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CONCERTS

13.07.2024

Weilburg / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn; Sophie Pacini, piano

Music by Bartok, Chopin, Suk

 

03.09.2024

Mühlhausen / Staatskapelle Weimar

Music by B. Smetana, A. Dvorak

 

13. – 15.09.2024

Essen / Nikola Meeuwsen, Klavier; Folkwang Kammerorchester Essen

Music by W. A. Mozart

 

22.09.2024

Bad Münstereifel / Folkwang Kammerorchester Essen

Music by W. A. Mozart

 

12. & 13.10.2024

Heidelberg / Heidelberger Sinfoniker / „Explore Haydn“

Music by A. Gyrowetz,  J. Haydn

 

 

31.10.2024

Weimar / Staatskapelle Weimar / „Final concert Liszt competition Weimar“

Music by F. Liszt

 

10.11.2024

Dortmund / Heidelberger Sinfoniker; Daniel Daiu, Guitar 
Music by J. Haydn, J Rodrigo, L. van Beethoven

 

15.11.2024

Heidelberg / Heidelberger Sinfoniker; Jan Vogler, Violoncello

Music by  J. Haydn, L. van Beethoven

 

23.11.2024

Museum Folkwang Essen „Grow it! Show it!“ / Folkwang Kammerorchester Essen

Music by D. Shostakovich, R. Strauss, J. Brahms, L. van Beethoven

 

30.11. & 01.12.2024

Konstanz / Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie Konstanz; Christoph Eß, french horn

Music by W. Rihm, R. Strauss, J. Brahms

 

13. – 22.12.2024

Essen / Folkwang Kammerorchester Essen / “christmas concerts”

music by  J. A. Hasse, W. A. Mozart, A. Dvorak

 

01. – 12.01.2025

Div. / Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie

New Year’s concerts

 

17. – 19.01.2025

Essen / Folkwang Kammerorchester Essen

music by W. A. Mozart

 

13. & 14.02.2024

Erfurt / Philharmonisches Orchester Erfurt

music by J. Haydn, J. N. Hummel, W. A. Mozart

 

07. – 09.03.2024

Essen / Folkwang Kammerorchester Essen

music by W. A. Mozart

 

PUBLICATIONS

Haydn Symphonies 27-31

 

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Mozart Symphonies III

 

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Haydn Symphonies 27

 

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The maestro with the sharp strokes also proved to be a humorous and knowledgeable moderator of the concert, who introduced the works in the best of humour. (…) A fantastic evening, a superb orchestra, a marvellous conductor.

 

Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung, Matthias Roth, 04.10.2018

The young conductor Johannes Klumpp led through the programme in a charming, witty and knowledgeable manner.

 

SIEGENER ZEITUNG, 05.10.2020

The young, aspiring conductor Johannes Klumpp performs with great agility and fine nuances. (…) The result is a magical, uninhibited flow of musical expression that forgets itself and casts a breathless spell over the listener in the summery cloisters of the Eberbach Monastery.

 

WIESBADENER TAGEBLATT, Dietrich Stern, 04.08.2018

Johannes Klumpp from Stuttgart proved himself as a Mozart-Kraus conductor above all through the transparency and flexibility of the orchestral sound, which at times sounded thick and powerful, but could also be lucid and fragile.

 

RHEIN-NECKAR-ZEITUNG, Matthias Roth, 12.03.2018

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CONTACT DETAILS

Johannes Klumpp
+49-176-21324837

 

Agency:

Karsten Witt Musik Management
Leuschnerdamm 13
D-10999 Berlin

+49 30 214 594 -0
info@karstenwitt.com
www.karstenwitt.com

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