Detlev Glanert
• is one of the most frequently performed opera composer in Germany today
• his opera, orchestra and chamber music is characterised by an especially lyrical musical language and an affinity with the Romantic tradition, newly explored from a contemporary point of view
• studied composition under Diether de la Motte, Hans Werner Henze and Oliver Knussen
• spent a total of ten years in Italy, where he worked as artistic director of the Istituto di Musica and the Cantiere Internazionale d’Arte in Montepulciano for five and three years respectively
• 1992/93 fellowship of the German Academy Villa Massimo in Rome, 2003 composer-in-residence at Mannheim National Theatre as well as at the Pacific Music Festival in Sapporo in 2005
• gave lectures and taught composition classes in various cities, including Aspen, Genoa, Montepulciano, Melbourne, Jakarta and Sapporo
• has so far written three symphonies, solo concertos for piano, piano duo, violin and tuba, as well as numerous orchestral and chamber works
• his eleven stage works have seen many productions around the world and received prestigious awards
• conductors of his music include Marin Alsop, Stefan Asbury, Martyn Brabbins, Semyon Bychkov, Stéphane Denève, Iván Fischer, Oliver Knussen, Sebastian Lang-Lessing, Jun Märkl, Andrew Manze, Kent Nagano, David Robertson, Donald Runnicles, Markus Stenz and Christian Thielemann
• from 2011 until 2017, house composer of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam
Detlev Glanert’s most successful works include:
Oceane (2016–18) Opera after Fontane
Four Preludes and Serious Songs (2004/05) after Brahms, for bass baritone and orchestra
Theatrum bestiarum (2004/05) for orchestra
Jest, Satire, Irony and Deeper Meaning (1999/2000) Comic opera after the play by Grabbe
Mahler/Skizze (1989) for ensemble
Looking Ahead: German National Youth Orchestra and Midori touring his Violinkonzert Nr. 2 (An die Unsterbliche Geliebte) (April/May 2025)
Video: View an interview with Detlev Glanert talking about his life and music.
"The language is direct and highly expressive; the mood dark and troubled" — The Independent
Please also vist Detlev Glanert's page on his agent's website www.intermusica.com
