Philipp Ahmann (born 1974) is a German conductor, especially known as a choral conductor. He has been the director of the NDR Chor from 2008 to 2018. Since 2020, Ahmann is the MDR Rundfunkchor's artistic director.

Philipp Ahmann
Born1974 (age 49–50)
EducationMusikhochschule Köln
OccupationChoral conductor
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Career edit

Ahmann studied conducting at the Musikhochschule Köln with Marcus Creed.[1]

He began to work with radio choirs in 2005 and has worked with the SWR Vokalensemble, the WDR Rundfunkchor Köln and the Rundfunkchor Berlin. In 2008 he was appointed director of the NDR Chor in Hamburg and created a concert series of the choir.[1] From 2013 to 2016, he was also first guest conductor of the MDR Rundfunkchor in Leipzig.[2] He led recordings of the NDR Chor and the MDR Chor.[1][3] As of January 2020, he is the artistic director of the MDR Rundfunkchor.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Chordirektor: Philipp Ahmann" (in German). NDR. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Chordirektor: Philipp Ahmann". Mitteldeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Philipp Ahmann". Homepage (in German). Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Philipp Ahmann übernimmt den Chor, das Orchester bleibt weiter ohne Chefdirigent". LVZ - Leipziger Volkszeitung (in German). 10 April 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2020.

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