Antony Hermus (born 1973,
Oosterhout
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) is a Dutch
conductor
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Biography
Hermus started playing piano at age 6. His piano teachers as a youth included Pieter van Moergastel and Ben Martin Weyand.
He later studied with Jacques de Tiège at the Tilburg Music Conservatory. He graduated from the
Katholieke Universiteit Brabant with a degree in information science,
alongside musical training. He then studied conducting with Jac van Steen and Georg Fritzsch.
In 1998, Hermus joined the staff of the Theater Hagen, where he subsequently served as a repetiteur. After attaining the post of ''Erster Kapellmeister'' with the company,
he became ''Generalmusikdirektor'' (GMD) of the company in 2002, and held the post until 2008. In 2009, he became GMD of the Dessau Opera, and was nominated for Conductor of the Year by ''Opernwelt'' in 2010, 2011, and 2012. He completed his tenure in Dessau in 2015 by conducting his first
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, and being named honorary conductor.
Hermus is currently principal guest conductor of the North Netherlands Orchestra and artistic advisor of the National Youth Orchestra of the Netherlands. In June 2019, he first guest-conducted the
Belgian National Orchestra. Hermus returned for an additional guest-conducting appearance in October 2020. In July 2021, the Belgian National Orchestra announced the appointment of Hermus as its next chief conductor, effective with the 2022–2023 season, with an initial contract of four seasons.
Hermus has made a number of recordings for the CPO record label, including symphonies by
Hausegger,
Diepenbrock,
Klughardt,
and
Wagenaar, as well as a recording of
Auber's opera ''La Muette de Portici''.
References
External links
Official website of Antony HermusIntermusica agency page on Antony Hermusat the
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1973 births
Living people
21st-century Dutch male musicians
Dutch male conductors (music)
21st-century Dutch conductors (music)
People from Oosterhout
Tilburg University alumni
Music directors of the Belgian National Orchestra