Stefan Neubert
Conductor
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About
Stefan Neubert is the First Kapellmeister at the Saarländisches Staatstheater in Saarbrücken.
His conducting career began in 2006 at the Anhaltisches Theater in Dessau. In 2012, he moved to the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe before joining the Saarländisches Staatstheater in 2015.
There, he conducts an extensive opera repertoire, including Tristan und Isolde, Das Rheingold, Die Walküre, Der Rosenkavalier, Aida, Turandot, and The Maid of Orleans.
In 2023 and 2024, he conducted the world premieres of Ophelia (Sarah Nemstov) and Sita (Gustav Holst). Both productions, highly praised by audiences and critics, were recorded by Saarländischer Rundfunk.
In the 2019/20 season, he conducted the German premieres of Marguerite (Michel Legrand) and Marilyn Forever (Gavin Bryars). To mark Beethoven’s 250th anniversary (2020), he conducted a production of The Creatures of Prometheus, broadcast by Arte TV.
As a concert conductor, Stefan Neubert has worked with renowned orchestras such as the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken, Staatskapelle Halle, Anhaltische Philharmonie Dessau, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn, Stuttgarter Philharmoniker, and Philharmonie Baden-Baden. Internationally, he has appeared with the MAV Orchestra Budapest, the Kärntner Symphony Orchestra, and the Luxembourg Philharmonic.
In 2023, he made his South Korea debut, conducting the Seongnam Philharmonic Orchestra and the Gyeongbuk Philharmonic Orchestra. For the 2023/24 season, he was invited to the Stadttheater Klagenfurt, where he conducted Puccini’s Manon Lescaut.
Stefan Neubert's musical journey began at the Georg-Friedrich-Händel Conservatory and as a member of the Stadtsingechor zu Halle. He later pursued studies in conducting, piano, and improvisation at the music universities of Dresden and Karlsruhe. His training was further enriched through masterclasses with esteemed conductors Jorma Panula, Paavo Järvi, and Neeme Järvi.
In 2002, he was awarded scholarship to the Bayreuth Festival.
Since 2016, Stefan Neubert has been a lecturer at the Hochschule für Musik Saar.
Orchestras conducted
Deutsche Radiophilharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
Badische Staatskapelle Karlsruhe
Stuttgarter Philharmoniker
Saarländisches Staatsorchester
Staatskapelle Halle
Orchestre Philharmonique Luxembourg
Seongnam Philharmonic Orchestra
Gyeonbuk Philharmonic Orchestra
MAV Orchestra Budapest
Kärntner Symphonie Orchester
Anhaltische Philharmonie Dessau
Philharmonisches Orchester Regensburg
Philharmonie Baden-Baden
Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie Konstanz
Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
Kammerakademie Halle/Saale
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"His Tchaikovsky sounds neither sentimental nor laden with pathos for a single measure. The contours and edges of the score are laid bare before us – a monumental achievement in conducting, matched by the edge-of-your-seat performance of the Saarländisches Staatstheater."
Opernwelt (06/2024)
Schedule
March 2025
30.03. 14:30 Sweeney Todd / Sondheim / Saarländisches Staatstheater
April 2025
18.04. 17:00 Siegfried / Wagner / Saarländisches Staatstheater
20.04. 16:00 Sweeny Todd / Sondheim / Saarländisches Staatstheater
25.04. 19:30 Konzert / Suk / Ludwigskirche Saarbrücken
July 2025
05.07. 19:30 Konzert / Mozart & Suk / Stiftskirche St. Arnual
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"A highly focused performance by the Saarländisches Staatsorchester, expertly guided by conductor Stefan Neubert with analytical precision in shaping the proceedings."
Opernwelt (07/2023)
List of Operas, Ballets, and Musicals conducted
Beethoven: Prometheus
Bernstein: West Side Story
Bryars: Marilyn Forever
Bizet: Carmen, The Pearl Fishers
Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore, Don Pasquale
Dvorák: Rusalka
Frid: The Diary of Anne Frank
Gounod: Faust
Holst: Sita (World premiere)
Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen
Kálmán: The Csárdás Princess
Krása: Brundibar
Legrand: Marguerite (German premiere)
Loewe: My Fair Lady
Mozart: Così fan tutte, Don Giovanni, The Marriage of Figaro, The Magic Flute
Nemtsov: Ophelia (World premiere)
Offenbach: Fantasio
Puccini: La Bohème, Turandot, Manon Lescaut, Il Trittico
Rameau: Platée
Reuter: Oskar und die Groschenbande
Sondheim: Sweeney Todd
R. Strauss: Ariadne auf Naxos, The Knight of the Rose
J. Strauss: The Bat
Sullivan: The Pirates of Penzance
Tschaikowsky: The Maid of Orléans, Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker
Verdi: The Force of Destiny, Aida, Il Trovatore, La Traviata, Nabucco, Simon Boccanegra, A Masked Ball
Wagner: Tristan and Isolde, The Rhinegold, The Valkyrie, Siegfried
Weber: The Freeshooter
List of Concert Repertoire conducted (A Selection)
Bartók: Dance Suite, The Miraculous Mandarin, Divertimento for String Orchestra
Beethoven: Symphonies No. 1, 2, 5, 6; Leonore Overture No. 3 op. 72a
Berlioz: Harold in Italy
Brahms: Symphonies No. 1, 2, 3; Hungarian Dances, Piano Concerto op. 83
Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem, Four Sea Interludes, The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Chopin: Piano Concerto op. 11
Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, Clair de Lune, Petite Suite, Sacred and Profane Dances
Dvorák: Serenade for String Orchestra op. 22, Czech Suite op. 39
Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody No. 1
de Falla: Three-Cornered Hat Suite No. 1
Haydn: Symphony in G (Oxford)
Hindemith: The Swan-Turner
Honegger: Symphony No. 2
Kodály: Dances of Galanta
Liszt: Les Préludes
Mahler: Totenfeier (Funeral Rites)
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto op. 64, String Symphony No. 10
Mozart: Symphonies No. 39, 40, 41; Concert Arias KV 88 and KV 528; Exsultate jubilate, Gran Partita, Mass in C Minor KV 427
Rachmaninow: Symphony No. 1
Ravel: Bolero, Mother Goose
Rautavaara: Divertimento for String Orchestra
Rossini: Overture to L'italiana in Algeri
Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals, Bacchanale
Schönberg: Transfigured Night
Schreker: Intermezzo and Scherzo op. 8
Schubert: Death and the Maiden (Orchestral version), Overture in the Italian Style op. 170
Sibelius: Valse triste, Symphony No. 2
Smetana: The Moldau, The Bartered Bride - Furiant and Dance of the Comedians
Stenhammar: Two Sentimental Romances op. 28
Stravinsky: Firebird Suite (1945), Pulcinella
J. Strauss: Emperor Waltz, Overtures to The Bat and The Gypsy Baron
Suk: String Serenade op. 6
Suppé: Overture to Die Schöne Galathee
Tschaikowsky: Symphony No. 4, Swan Lake Suite
Tüür: Lighthouse
Zimmermann: Metamorphosis
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Press Reviews
"Stefan Neubert, the conductor of this world premiere, revealed the complexity of the score at the podium of the Saarländisches Staatsorchester. His conducting was nuanced and profound."
Das Opernglas (11/2024)"From the orchestra pit, conductor Stefan Neubert sent an incredibly soft sonic tapestry onto the stage—Chapeau!"
Opus Kulturmagazin (07/2024)"...Stefan Neubert's orchestral leadership was perfect: beautifully stormy, the conductor honored this score with a thousand colors."
Poly Magazin (05/2024)"At the podium of the Staatsorchester, Kapellmeister Stefan Neubert made a strong impression. With inspiring gestures, he shaped rich melodic arcs energetically, and his buoyant baton ensured rhythmic precision."
Saarbrücker Zeitung (01/2024)"The Saarländisches Staatsorchester, under the baton of Stefan Neubert, masterfully navigated the immense challenges of this score with great assurance."
Deutsche Bühne (05/2023)"The orchestra, under the perfect baton of Stefan Neubert, demonstrated its expertise with Sarah Nemtsov's complex and multifaceted score, once again proving the versatility and professionalism of this ensemble."
Opus Online (05/2023)
