Thomas Sanderling (; born October 2, 1942) is a German

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. His father was the conductor

Kurt Sanderling Kurt Sanderling, CBE (; 19 September 1912 – 18 September 2011) was a German conductor. Sanderling was born in Arys, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire (now Orzysz, Poland), to Jewish parents. His early work at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, wher ...

. His half-brothers are the conductors

Stefan Sanderling Stefan Sanderling (born 2 August 1964 in East Berlin, East Germany) is an orchestral conductor. He is the son of the conductor Kurt Sanderling and the double-bass player Barbara Sanderling. His half-brother is the conductor Thomas Sanderling ...

and Michael Sanderling. Sanderling was born in

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, and began his education by studying

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at the special school of the

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. In 1960, he began his studies at the

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in Berlin. In 1962, after winning a national conducting competition, he made his debut as a

, followed by further studies with Hans Swarowsky. He was assistant to

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and

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. Sanderling started his career in

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and

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, before being appointed

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in Halle/Saale in 1966. In 1978, he made his debut at the

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and later at the

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. He served as principal guest conductor at the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin from 1978 to 1983. He moved to the

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in 1983. Between 1984 and 1986, he was principal conductor and artistic advisor of the ''Amsterdam Philharmonisch Orkest''. Sanderling has served as principal guest conductor of the Philharmonic Orchestra Novosibirsk, and of the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia. In 1992, he became music director of the Osaka Symphony Orchestra. He twice won the ''Grand Prix of Osaka'' critics' prize. The orchestra awarded him the title of lifetime music director laureate. In May 2013, Sanderling conducted the world premiere of the last opera by

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, '' Der Idiot'' after the novel by

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, at the

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. In July 2017, the Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestra announced the appointment of Sanderling as its next chief conductor and music director, effective August 2017. Sanderling has a particular relationship with the music of Dmitri Shostakovich, and to Shostakovich himself. Shostakovich attended Sanderling's Moscow debut, and subsequently asked him to conduct the German first performances of his Symphonies No. 13 and 14. Sanderling also made the first German translation of both symphonies' texts, with the composer's authorisation. Sandering has recorded commercially Shostakovich's ''Michelangelo Suite'', and song cycles for orchestra on

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References

External links

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APA Artists Management agency page on Thomas Sanderling

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Roberrt Cummings, 'Artist Biography' of Thomas Sanderling. AllMusic.com page

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