
Corinna Niemeyer’s enthusiasm for conveying music in innovative ways is reflected in the breadth of her activities, which include period music ensembles, contemporary premieres, cross-disciplinary projects, opera, and mainstream symphonic projects. She has established a reputation for her ability to connect with audiences and for her creative approach to presenting concerts.
Recent and future orchestral highlights include the Orchestre de Paris, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Hallé, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, BBC Philharmonic, MDR-Sinfonieorchester, Kammerakademie Potsdam, and Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León. Corinna has also had regular projects with Les Siècles and Ensemble Modern.
Corinna was appointed Music Director of the Orchestre de Chambre du Luxembourg in September 2020, a position she held for four seasons. During her tenure the orchestra established relationships with several artists of international renown, and new audiences were attracted through her innovative programs, encompassing works ranging from Haydn and Mozart to Berlioz’s Les nuits d’été with Ian Bostridge and Ligeti’s Mysteries of the Macabre.
Corinna is establishing her reputation as an opera conductor, making her debut this season with both English National Opera (Suor Angelica) and Detroit Opera (new production of Così fan tutte). She will also conduct staged productions of George Benjamin’s Picture a day like this both in Luxembourg and at the Tiroler Festspiele Erl. Corinna conducted the UK premiere of this work at the Royal Opera House last season, which followed her acclaimed debut in autumn 2022 with a new production of The Rape of Lucretia, co-produced with Britten Pears Arts. Last season Corinna made her debut at Opéra de Lausanne (Massenet’s Cendrillon) and returned to Theater St. Gallen (Purcell’s The Fairy-Queen). She has also conducted at the opera houses in Lille (L’enfant et les sortilèges) and Cologne (Le nozze di Figaro).
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