LARS MLEKUSCH
"Lars Mlekusch has the rare gift of being able to convey his competent interpretative thinking through a gesture of beautiful, flowing naturalness. A gesture that he has been able to develop over time into an effective conducting technique of refined elegance, always aimed at creating the conditions for even the most difficult technical complexities of a score to become an accomplished aesthetic phenomenon."
Emilio Pomàrico, composer & conductor
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Internationally recognized as a conductor, educator, saxophonist and curator, Lars Mlekusch is known for his thoughtful artistry and a special dedication to twentieth century and contemporary music, which leads to vibrant performances. His close collaborations with composers such as Agata Zubel, Aureliano Cattaneo, Johanne Maria Staud, Laura Bowler, Sarah Nemtsov, Pierluigi Billone, Klaus Lang, Bernhard Lang, and Wolfgang Mitterer have resulted in numerous world premieres.
He is a sought-after partner of some of the world’s leading ensembles, including Klangforum Wien, PHACE, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Georgisches Kammerorchester, OENM, Collegium Novum Zürich, Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra or principal musicians of the Tonhalle Orchestra.
His performances have taken him to prestigious festivals and renowned concert halls worldwide, such as Wien Modern, Klangspuren Festival, Transart Festival, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Elbphilharmonie Sommer, Salzburg Aspekte, Melos-Ethos in Bratislava, Musikverein Wien, Konzerthaus Wien, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Muziekgebouw Amsterdam, Casa da Música Porto, National Concert Hall Taipei or Performing Arts Center Weiwuying Kaohsiung.​
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"Etwas Fluxus und Ironie sowie viel elektronische Sprengladungen mit dem Ensemble Phace. (…) Es war ein großartiger Abend mit dem Ensemble Phace unter Leitung des anfeuernd-präzisen Lars Mlekusch"
"A bit of Fluxus and irony as well as plenty of electronic explosive charges with the ensemble PHACE. (…) It was a magnificent evening with the ensemble PHACE under the rousing and precise direction of Lars Mlekusch."
Walter Weidringer, Die Presse (PHACE bei Wien Modern)
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WHERE
Concertgebouw Amsterdam
Elbphilharmonie Hamburg
Musikverein Wien
Wiener Konzerthaus
Casa da Musica Porto
National Concert Hall Taipei
National Performing Arts Center Kaohsiung
Musikprotokoll / Steirischer Herbst Graz
Wien Modern
Klangspuren Schwaz
Festival Transart
Klangforum Wien
Slovan Radio Symphony Orchestra
Collegium Novum Zürich
PHACE Wien
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
Neue Vocalsolisten
Le Nouvel Ensemble Contemporain NEC
Österreichisches Ensemble für Neue Musik
Ensemble Schallfeld
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Casa
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«Unter der ungemein präzisen Leitung von Lars Mlekusch mit einem rhythmisch ziemlich vertrackten Programm»
«â€‹Under the extraordinarily precise direction of Lars Mlekusch with a rhythmically quite tricky program.»
Rainer Elstner, Radio Ö1 /Austrian Radio (PHACE, Wiener Konzerthaus)
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