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Johannes Fritzsch (born Meissen, Germany, 1960) is a German conductor. His father, a cantor and organist, was his first music teacher, in piano and organ. Later, he studied violin and trumpet. He attended the Carl Maria von Weber Music Academy in Dresden, studying conducting, piano and trumpet. In 1982, Fritzsch took his first conducting post, as second ''Kapellmeister'' at the Rostock Volkstheater, where his conducting duties included the first East German performances of Hans Werner Henze's ''The English Cat'' in 1986. From 1987 to 1992, Fritzsch was a ''Kapellmeister'' with the Staatsoper Dresden, Semperoper. From 1992 to 1993, he was first ''Kapellmeister'' at the Staatsoper Hannover. From 1993 to 1999, he served as music director and chief conductor at the Städtische Bühnen and the Philharmonisches Orchester in Freiburg. He was ''Generalmusikdirektor'' (GMD) of the Staatsoper Nürnberg in the 2005-2006 season. In Austria, he became chief conductor of the Graz Philharmonic Orchestra and the Graz Opera in 2006. In January 2013, Fritzsch resigned his Graz posts, effective at the end of January 2013. Fritzsch made his first conducting appearance in Australia in 1992 for an Opera Australia production of ''Hänsel und Gretel''. He conducted a recording of Richard Strauss tone poems with The Queensland Orchestra (TQO). In July 2007, Fritzsch was named chief conductor of the TQO for an initial contract of 3 years, beginning in 2008. His first concert as the TQO's chief conductor was in March 2008. In February 2010, the orchestra, whose name reverted to its former name of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra in 2010, announced the extension of Fritzsch's contract as chief conductor for another 3 years, through 2013. In September 2013, the QSO announced the scheduled conclusion of Fritzsch's chief conductorship at the end of 2014. In 1999, Fritzsch married Susan Collins, a violinist with the Sydney Opera House orchestra. They have three daughters. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Johannes Fritzsch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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