Christof Perick

Christof Prick (born 1946) is a German orchestra conductor. He uses the name Christof Perick in English-speaking countries.[1] His father was the concertmaster of the Hamburg Philharmonic.

Perick's conducting posts include:

His work in contemporary music has included conducting the premiere of Wolfgang Rihm's opera Oedipus in October 1987.[2]

Perick became Music Director of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra in 2001. He stepped down from this post in 2010[3] and served as the orchestra's conductor laureate for the 2010-2011 season.[4]

From 2006 to 2011, Perick was Music Director of the Bayerisches Staatstheater Nuremberg, including the post of principal conductor of the Nürnberg Philharmonic. In addition to his conducting posts, since 1999, he has been a professor of conducting at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in Hamburg. In July 2015, the Beethoven Orchester Bonn announced the appointment of Perick as its interim Generalmusikdirektor for the 2016-2017 season.[5]

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

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

References
  1. Oliver Schwambach (2012-05-23). "Mr. Perick und sein Saarbrücker Orchester". Saarbrücker Zeitung. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  2. Robinson, Bradford, "Reports: Berlin" (January 1988). The Musical Times, 129 (1739): pp. 38-43.
  3. Steven Brown, "Symphony searches for a guiding hand". Charlotte Observer, 26 August 2007.
  4. "Christof Perick Bids Farewell To Charlotte Symphony Orchestra". The Charlotte Observer. The McClatchy Company. 2010-04-16. Archived from the original on 2012-06-16. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
  5. Bernhard Hartmann (2015-07-02). "Christof Prick: Chefdirigent für eine Saison". General-Anzeiger. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
Preceded by
Siegfried Köhler		 Generalmusikdirektor, Saarländisches Staatsorchester Saarbrücken
1974-1977		 Succeeded by
Matthias Kuntzsch
Preceded by
Arthur Grüber		 Generalmusikdirektor, Badische Staatskapelle
1977-1985		 Succeeded by
José Maria Collado
Preceded by
Iona Brown		 Music Director, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
1992–1995		 Succeeded by
Jeffrey Kahane
Preceded by
George Alexander Albrecht		 Generalmusikdirektor, Staatsoper Hannover
1993-1996		 Succeeded by
Andreas Delfs
Preceded by
Peter McCoppin		 Music Director, Charlotte Symphony
2001–2010		 Succeeded by
Christopher Warren-Green
Preceded by
Johannes Fritzsch		 Generalmusikdirektor, Staatstheater Núrnberg
2006–2011		 Succeeded by
Marcus Bosch
Preceded by
Stefan Blunier		 Generalmusikdirektor, Beethoven Orchester Bonn
2016–2017		 Succeeded by
Dirk Kaftan
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