Christof Perick

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Christof Prick (born 1946) is a German orchestra conductor. He uses the name Christof Perick in English-speaking countries.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> His father was the concertmaster of the Hamburg Philharmonic.

Biography

Born in Hamburg,<ref name="RHEINPFALZ Redaktion (rhp) 2016">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Prick studied at the University of Music and Theater in his hometown Hamburg. He was appointed to the Theater Saarbrücken as Germany's youngest general music director in 1974.<ref name="Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe 2021">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> From 1977 to 1986, he was responsible for the Staatstheater Karlsruhe and the Badische Staatskapelle in the same position.<ref name="Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe 2021" /> He was Generalmusikdirektor of the Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester and of the Staatsoper Hannover from 1993 to 1996.

His work in contemporary music has included conducting the premiere of Wolfgang Rihm's opera Oedipus in October 1987.<ref>Robinson, Bradford, "Reports: Berlin" (January 1988). The Musical Times, 129 (1739): pp. 38–43.</ref>

Perick became Music Director of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra in 2001. He stepped down from this post in 2010<ref>Steven Brown, "Symphony searches for a guiding hand". Charlotte Observer, 26 August 2007.</ref> and served as the orchestra's conductor laureate for the 2010–2011 season.<ref name='CharlotteObserver 2010-04-16'>Template:Cite news</ref>

From 2006 to 2011, Perick was Music Director of the Staatstheater Nürnberg, including the post of principal conductor of the Staatsphilharmonie Nürnberg. In addition to his conducting posts, since 1999, he has been a professor of conducting at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in Hamburg.<ref name="Staatsoper 2007">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In July 2015, the Beethoven Orchester Bonn announced the appointment of Perick as its interim Generalmusikdirektor for the 2016–2017 season.<ref name="Bonn 2017">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Hartmann 2017">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Recordings

Perick's recordings include a 1988 recording of Franz Schmidt's rarely heard opera Notre Dame.

Personal life

Perick and his wife Ulrike, an actress, make their home in Germany.

External links

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• Kaylor Management Inc agency page on Christof Perick
• Das Rheingold (YouTube)
• Interview with Christof Perick, April 23, 1986

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