Michael Sanderling

In recent years, Michael Sanderling has become one of the most sought-after conductors of his generation. He has appeared with such renowned orchestras as Zurich’s Tonhalle-Orchestra, the Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, the Staatskapelle Dresden, the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, the Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, the Berner Symphonieorcheste, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, and the Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest.  He has been Principal Conductor of the Dresdner Philharmonie since the 2011/2012 season.

As the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Kammerakademie Potsdam, from 2006 to 2010 Sanderling appeared at international concert venues and recorded several CDs with the ensemble, including the chamber symphonies of Dmitry Shostakovich on the SONY Classical label. In 2010 he founded “Skyline Symphony” in Frankfurt/Main – a collaboration of Europe’s leading orchestra players who join together for special concert projects on the campus of the Goethe University to perform music in a highly approachable and informal setting.

Michael Sanderling’s early musical training was on the cello. After successfully participating as a cellist in several competitions (ARD International Music Competition Munich, Bach Competition Leipzig, Maria Canals Competition Barcelona), when only 19 Sanderling was engaged by Kurt Masur as principal cellist with the Leipzig Gewandhausorchester. Sanderling was later also principal cellist with the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin for many years. He has made guest appearances as a cello soloist with top-flight orchestras across Europe and the US, from the Sinfonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks and the Orchestre de Paris to the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Michael Sanderling also actively fosters young talent both as a cello professor at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts in Hessen but also as the Artistic Director of the Deutsche Streicherphilharmonie.

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