Last week Antony Hermus renewed his warm relationship with the BBC Scottish Symphony conducting De Vlieger’s orchestral tribute to Wagner’s Meistersinger.
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Shortly before Christmas 2021 Antony made his debut with the Orchestre National de Lyon and conducted De Vlieger’s compilation of Wagners Ring des Nibelungen, to great acclaim!
He has since returned to France – and made also his debut with the Orchestre National de Lille in works by Bartok, Hindemith and Shostakovich, which turned out to be one of the season highlights in Lille.
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Being a pianist himself, one of Antony’s musical heroes is Leif Ove Andsnes. In his return-visit to Stavanger Symphony Orchestra Antony was very happy to perform the Schumann concerto with him and the wonderful orchestra. Second part was own suite-compilation of Cinderella by Prokofiev.
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In November Antony conducted again the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, this time in the prestigious Zaterdag Matinee series premiering an impressive and substantial new work by Dutch composer PJ Wagemans Carnival of Shades, coupled with Wagner’s Lohengrin Prelude (continuing the theme in Antony’s programmes this season) and a stirring and nuanced rendition of Holst’s Planets – a work not performed by the orchestra for many years previously.
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On July 19 Antony Hermus was announced Chief Conductor of the BELGIAN NATIONAL ORCHESTRA. His tenure will encompass international tours, recordings and regular appearances in subscription at BOZAR as well as conducting the prestigious Queen Elisabeth Competition. Hermus was the clear first choice of musicians and management, having already conducted the orchestra on two successive visits, most recently in October 2020.
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At the end of this crazy season, Antony made his highly successful debut in Spain. Together with the Orquesta Sinfónica Castilla y Leon he interpreted works by Mozart, Dvorak and Beethoven on the beautiful place in front of the Cathedral in Palencia. Magical atmosphere…!
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In order of the International Conducting Competition Rotterdam the Dutch pianist and presenter Christiaan Kuyvenhoven made a highly acclaimed PODCAST about Conducting, in which he tries to fulfill his dream: to conduct Mahler’s 5th Symphony! After buying a real baton, he takes lessons from top conductors Antony Hermus and Ed Spanjaard.
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The National Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting (NMO) is a prestigious two-year master’s programme offered jointly by the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague. This programme is presented in cooperation with s
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On March 12 2021, it was exactly one year ago that the government of the Netherlands decided to have the first COVID-lockdown. The year after that has been a real struggle for many people, and the Residentieorkest decided to greet their beloved audience that day by playing Elgar’s love song “SALUT D’AMOUR”.
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The first week of December 2020 Antony had a very successful return to the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra! Together they interpreted very inspiring works by Louis Andriessen and Tristan Keuris, as well as new commissions by Bram Kortekaas and Celia Swart. The concert was live-streamed on www.concertgebouworkest.nl and broadcasted on NPORadio4.
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Many challenges in Covid-times to teach conducting. However, with creativity and inspiration many things ARE actually possible…!
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JUST RELEASED…!
CD of the World Premiere of ROSS HARRIS “FACE” - AUCKLAND PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA/ VOICES NEW ZEALAND CHAMBER CHOIR in co-commission with BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
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Due to COVID-19- and travel restrictions, also in the new season 20/21 many of Antony’s long term planned concerts have been cancelled - among others a visit to LOWLANDS with the North Netherlands Orchestra, a tour with TRISTAN UND ISOLDE with Nederlandse Reisopera, a production of Puccini’s FANCIULLA DEL WEST with Opera North, MAHLER 8 with NNO, a series of concerts with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra London and his US-debut with the Oregon Symphony Orchestra.
However, extremely grateful that new moments and opportunities of music making are popping up and coming in, starting next week with Residentieorkest. Of course Antony will be performing with the North Netherlands Orchestra, that reprogrammed its whole fall - as many other orchestras and companies did. He will also be jury member of the International Conducting Competition Rotterdam, and will return to the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in December.
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“Music can make society warmer and closer. I would like to contribute to that in any way I can'.
Following interviews with Marc Albrecht, Lorenzo Viotti and Hartmut Haenchen about “conductor’s life in Corona-time”, Franz Straatman interviewed Antony for Place de l’opera.
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As Hannibal said: “I love it, when a plan comes together…”
Eight courageous conductors. Three inventive, warm and visionary mentors. Shaping leaders of the future.
Magical place Otterlo, in a rural, nature setting. Forest walk, setting intentions. Morning gymnastics. Intense conducting sessions, supported by our wonderful “Conductorsretreat-mini-orchestra’s”. Poetry evening. Extremely powerful days with fabulous and decisive haptonomist Mart Blom and marvelous soloist Carla Leurs. And... beautiful presents of the universe by unscheduled visits and discussions with Benjamin "Art of Possibility" Zander and Kay Pollak, director of “As it is in heaven”. Kröller-Müller. And the very moving end-ritual with the “letter-assignment”.
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Antony was invited to write a guest column in the music magazine “LUISTER”, juli/august 2020. About the North Netherlands Orchestra, Connection and all different kinds of Corona-projects.
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Nadine Benjamin is a fabulous soprano, that Antony learned to know during his rehearsal period for Rusalka in London at English National Opera, spring 2020 - she was singing First Nymph, and covering Rusalka. Nadine is also a certified NLP-mindcoach and High-performance-coach, and she set up a number of “Safe-at-home-Chat-Sessions”. On July 20th Antony was her guest, and they talked for an hour about Antony’s personal and extraordinary mindset in music and life. Almost 2,5k visitors were attending this highly enjoyable talk.
In the end Nadine asked Antony for his three tips to anybody who wants to make a contribution in life and music - and listen here to his answer.
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And… WE ARE BACK!
All in one week: Solo-for-two. Verklärte Nacht (!). Strawinsky Octet. Flute-Harp. Beethoven. Strauss. Schumann. Mozart. And a fabulous “PREVIEW-NEXT-SEASON CONCERT”, live-streamed by all nordic TV-Stations RTV and NITE-hotel Guy and Roni...! 🎶🎶
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“From one day to the next there were no more concerts… The North Netherlands Orchestra came up with "Solo for two": one-on-one concerts by one player for one listener, inspired by Marina Abramović's famous performance The Artist Is Present in MOMA. One remembers: Abramović at a table, silently in eye contact with whoever was watching, after which nothing but looking and probing. It was also about the question of how to communicate something without words.
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Hermus is one of the many performing musicians who were sidelined by the coronavirus. It doesn't suit him to sit around doing nothing. On his website he describes his own experience of enforced isolation, and gives some tips. And he doesn't mince his words when it comes to politicians' approach to culture.
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