Christof Prick (born 1946) is a German
orchestra conductor
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. He uses the name Christof Perick in English-speaking countries. His father was the concertmaster of the Hamburg Philharmonic.
Biography
Born in
Hamburg,
Prick studied at the
University of Music and Theater in his hometown Hamburg. He was appointed to the
Theater Saarbrücken
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as Germany's youngest general music director in 1974.
From 1977 to 1986, he was responsible for the
Staatstheater Karlsruhe and the
Badische Staatskapelle in the same position.
Prick conducted regularly at the
Vienna State Opera, as Staatskapellmeister of the
Deutsche Oper Berlin and at the
Hamburg State Opera
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. He was permanent guest conductor, conducted numerous evenings and an annual new production at the
Saxon State Opera in Dresden for fifteen years.
He was ''Generalmusikdirektor'' of the
Niedersächsisches Staatsorchester and of the
Staatsoper Hannover from 1993 to 1996.
His work in contemporary music has included conducting the premiere of
Wolfgang Rihm's opera ''Oedipus'' in October 1987.
Perick became Music Director of the
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra in 2001. He stepped down from this post in 2010
[Steven Brown, "Symphony searches for a guiding hand". ''Charlotte Observer'', 26 August 2007.] and served as the orchestra's conductor laureate for the 2010–2011 season.
From 2006 to 2011, Perick was Music Director of the Staatstheater Nürnberg, including the post of principal conductor of the
Staatsphilharmonie Nürnberg. 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.
Recordings
Perick's recordings include a 1988 recording of
Franz Schmidt's rarely heard opera ''
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''.
Personal life
Perick and his wife Ulrike, an actress, make their home in Germany.
References
External links
*
Kaylor Management Inc agency page on Christof PerickDas Rheingold (YouTube)
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1946 births
Living people
German male conductors (music)
21st-century German conductors (music)
21st-century German male musicians