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Christian Thielemann

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Christian Thielemann was born on 1 April 1959 in Berlin, Germany. He is an actor, known for Great Performances (1971), Karajan: the Maestro and His Festival (2017) and Bayreuther Festspiele - Die Show Lohengrin (2018).
BornApril 1, 1959
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      • 3 nominations total

    Known for

    Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Music Department
    Karajan: the Maestro and His Festival (2017)
    Karajan: the Maestro and His Festival
    8.7
    • Music Department
    • 2017
    Bayreuther Festspiele - Die Show Lohengrin (2018)
    Bayreuther Festspiele - Die Show Lohengrin
    8.6
    • Music Department
    • 2018
    Elektra (2010)
    Elektra
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Music Department
    • 2010

    Credits

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    Music Department

    • Salzburger Festspiele (2011)
      Salzburger Festspiele
      TV Series
      • conductor
      • 2022
    • Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker (1959)
      Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker
      8.4
      TV Series
      • conductor
      • 2019
    • Bayreuther Festspiele - Die Show Lohengrin (2018)
      Bayreuther Festspiele - Die Show Lohengrin
      8.6
      • conductor
      • 2018
    • Tosca (2018)
      Tosca
      TV Movie
      • conductor
      • 2018
    • Wagner: Die Walküre (2017)
      Wagner: Die Walküre
      Video
      • conductor
      • 2017
    • Wagner: Lohengrin (2017)
      Wagner: Lohengrin
      Video
      • conductor
      • 2017
    • Verdi: Otello (2017)
      Verdi: Otello
      Video
      • conductor
      • 2017
    • Karajan: the Maestro and His Festival (2017)
      Karajan: the Maestro and His Festival
      8.7
      • conductor
      • 2017
    • Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (2016)
      Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
      Video
      • conductor
      • 2016
    • Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana/Leoncavallo: Pagliacci (2016)
      Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana/Leoncavallo: Pagliacci
      Video
      • conductor
      • 2016
    • Hänsel und Gretel (2015)
      Hänsel und Gretel
      6.4
      • conductor
      • 2015
    • Weber: Der Freischütz (2015)
      Weber: Der Freischütz
      Video
      • conductor
      • 2015
    • Arabella (2014)
      Arabella
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • conductor
      • 2014
    • Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer (2013)
      Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer
      Video
      • conductor
      • 2013
    • Happy New Year - Die Operettengala aus Dresden
      Video
      • conductor
      • 2013

    Actor

    • Maurizio Pollini & Christian Thielemann: Brahms Piano Concerto No.1
      Video
      • Conductor
      • 2013
    • Wiener Philharmoniker & Christian Thielemann: Beethoven 9 - Symphony No.4
      TV Movie
      • Conductor
      • 2011
    • Wiener Philharmoniker & Christian Thielemann: Beethoven 9 - Symphony No.9
      TV Movie
      • Conductor
      • 2011

    Soundtrack

    • Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, and Robert Kraft in The Dynasty: New England Patriots (2024)
      The Dynasty: New England Patriots
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • performer: "Messa da Requiem: lla. Sequence. Dies irae"
      • 2024

    Personal details

    • Born
      • April 1, 1959
      • Berlin, Germany

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    • Trivia
      German conductor who began studying piano, composition, conducting, and the viola while still a child. Became principal conductor of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Düsseldorf in 1985; Generalmusikdirektor at Nuremberg in 1988; principal guest conductor of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna in 1993; and music director of the Deutsche Oper, Berlin, in 1997.

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