Thomas Jung (conductor)

Thomas Jung

Thomas Jung (born 1984) is a German conductor.

Biography

Thomas Jung studied at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Cologne and at King's College Cambridge. He was appointed as the inaugural Constant Lambert Conducting Fellow at the Royal Opera House London in 2018 and is conducting for The Royal Ballet and Birmingham Royal Ballet.[1] In October 2020 Thomas Jung conducted the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra for their season opening.[2]

He was an Assistant and Cover Conductor for Bernard Haitink, was the Zander Fellow and Assistant Conductor of the Boston Philharmonic and Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra[3] and has been working as an Assistant at the WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne and Gürzenich Orchestra.

Jung collaborated with composer and artist Samson Young, realising his Muted Situation #22: Muted Tchaikovsky's 5th for the 2018 Sydney Biennale.[4][5] The work received an award of distinction at »Prix Ars Electronica« 2019[6] and the »M+ Sigg Award« 2020.

Thomas Jung won the second prize at the international Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition 2020[7] and is a recipient of the Eugen Jochum Award.[8] He was a fellow of the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes and a conducting fellow of the Richard Wagner Association.[9]

References
  1. "Thomas Jung". Birmingham Royal Ballet. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  2. Fanning, David (2020-10-02). "RLPO / Thomas Jung, Philharmonic Hall, review: a marvellous relaunch of Liverpool's concert life". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
  3. Staff, B. P. O. "Boston Philharmonic announces two new Fellows for 2015-16". blog.bostonphil.org. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  4. Frost, Andrew (2018-03-16). "Sydney Biennale review – Ai Weiwei anchors rewarding show that comes of age in its 21st year". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  5. "Samson Young". Samson Young. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  6. "Die GewinnerInnen des Prix Ars Electronica 2019". Ars Electronica Presse (in German). Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  7. "The Mahler Competition 2020 — Bamberger Symphoniker".
  8. Moltke, Veronica Jochum von. "Thomas Jung (Preisträger 2017)". www.eugenjochumstiftung.de (in German). Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  9. "Thomas Jung — People — Royal Opera House". www.roh.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
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