Short & Casual

abgeFRACKt: Romeo and Juliet

Competition: 3 young conductors compete with works by Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, and Bernstein.

About the Concert

Results of the "Campus Conducting" competition: 2nd Prize: Lea Ray, Tim Hüttemeister 3rd Prize: Drummado Wijnhamer Orchestra Prize: Lea Ray Audience Prize: Tim Hüttemeister In our "abgeFRACKt" series, things are a bit different: The concert lasts only up to an hour, the musicians do not play in black tails, and no one has to fear clapping at the wrong time. And certainly, one does not need any special knowledge to understand the music "correctly." Just come, listen, and be surprised. And for those who want to learn more about the music, they can download the free Wolfgang app on their smartphone and be guided through the respective work live during the concert. Afterwards, we invite you to stay in our foyers, enjoy our "Tutti" café, grab an abgeFRACKt cocktail (also available alcohol-free), a glass of wine or beer, and relax, chat, or simply look out at the city from the balcony. Children are welcome, and the Wolfgang app is suitable from a reading age. About the concert: Almost everyone has been in love before. Fortunately, it usually doesn't end as tragically as with Romeo and Juliet, the ultimate love couple. But true art often arises from real tragedy, as in the music in our short concert, where pieces about this love relationship are on the program this time. Additionally, you can witness very young conductors understanding and transforming the pieces into music with the orchestra. The concert is also the finale of the "Campus Conducting" conducting competition.

Program

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
"Romeo and Juliet" Fantasy-Overture in B minor

Sergei Prokofiev
Romeo and Juliet op.64 - Excerpts from the Ballet

Leonard Bernstein
Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story"

Artists

Tim Hüttemeister
Lea Ray
Drummado Wijnhamer
Dresdner Philharmonie

Biographies

Tim Hüttemeister

The young conductor Tim Hüttemeister initially took trombone and piano lessons as a teenager and sang in various choirs. After studying conducting with Prof. David de Villiers (Folkwang University of the Arts) in Essen and majoring in music theory with Dr. Immanuel Ott and Prof. Dr. Markus Roth, he began his Bachelor's degree in orchestral conducting with Prof. Florian Ludwig at the Hochschule für Musik in Detmold, where he is now continuing his Master's studies. There he was also engaged as a permanent assistant to the university orchestra, most recently in the university production of Johann Strauss' “Die Fledermaus” under Prof. Fabio Vettraino and in the coming summer of 2025 by Prof. Alexander Hannemann in Mozart's “Don Giovanni”.

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Lea Ray

Lea Ray has been studying orchestral conducting at the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar since 2021 in the class of Prof. Ekhart Wycik, Prof. Nicolás Pasquet, Johannes Klumpp and Prof. Gregor Bühl. She received further inspiration from Prof. Johannes Schlaefli, Prof. Daniele Agiman, Prof. Ole Kristian Ruud, Prof. Christoph-Mathias Müller, Otto Tausk and Prof. Richard Wien. In the 2024/25 season, she made her debut at the Landestheater Coburg with Rossini's “Il Barbiere di Siviglia”. She has also conducted concerts for children with the Northwest German Philharmonic Orchestra and the Jena Philharmonic Orchestra. At Staatstheater Mainz, she is assisting GMD Hermann Bäumer in the new production of Janáček's “The Cunning Little Vixen” and will take on a post-conducting role in the 2025/26 season. Since February 2024, she has been a scholarship holder of the “Forum Dirigieren” of the German Music Council.

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Drummado Wijnhamer

Drummado Wijnhamer (born 1999) is a Dutch conductor and is currently doing his master's degree in orchestral conducting at the Franz Liszt School of Music in Weimar with Prof. Ekhart Wycik and Prof. Gregor Bühl.

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Dresdner Philharmonie

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