Michael Helmrath

Michael Helmrath (born 15 April 1954) is a German oboist and conductor and since the 2016/2017 season, active as General Music Director of the Theater Nordhausen/Loh-Orchester Sondershausen.

Life
Born in Wuppertal, after studying oboe and conducting at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln, Helmrath first embarked on a career as an oboist, which led him as principal oboist to the Münchner Philharmoniker and Sergiu Celibidache, who recognised and promoted him as a conductor.

In 1989, he founded the Munich Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, consisting of the first desks of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra with its own concert series at the Philharmonie. From 2000 to 2015, he was general music director of the Brandenburger Symphoniker, which was nominated as "Orchestra of the Year" by the magazine Opernwelt under his direction.

In addition to the classical opera and concert repertoire, he also deals with Neue Musik, and numerous works were premiered under his direction. In addition, there exists numerous radio and television recordings, as well as CD recordings.

Since the 2016/2017 season, Helmrath has been the general music director of the Theater Nordhausen/Loh-Orchester Sondershausen tätig.

== Professional positions ==

Positions

 * Solo oboist at the Münchner Philharmoniker
 * Generalmusikdirektor of the Brandenburger Symphoniker
 * Generalmusikdirektor of the Theater Nordhausen/Loh-Orchester Sondershausen

Germany
among others:
 * Orchesterakademie Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival
 * Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
 * Dresdner Sinfoniker
 * Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
 * Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne
 * NDR Radiophilharmonie
 * Kammerorchester Berlin
 * Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Halle
 * Stuttgarter Philharmoniker
 * Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden
 * Nürnberger Symphoniker
 * Thüringische Philharmonie
 * Cologne Opera
 * Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden

Abroad
among others:
 * Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
 * China National Symphony Orchestra
 * Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra
 * Gwangju Symphonic Orchestra
 * Orchestra Sinfonica Sanremo
 * Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb
 * Rijeka Nationaltheater
 * Ljubljana Summer Festival
 * Miskolc Opera Festival