Jakob Lehmann is quickly establishing himself as a highly sought-after conductor, energetically blending historically informed performance practices and in-depth stylistic research with emotionally sincere and engaging performances on both period and modern instruments, in both the symphonic and operatic worlds.<\/p>\n
Following his debut at the 2026 BBC Proms conducting Berlioz\u2019s\u2019 The Damnation of Faust<\/em> With Les Si\u00e8cles, highlights of his 2026\u20132027 season include debuts with the SWR Symphony Orchestra, the WDR Symphony Orchestra, the Munich Radio Orchestra, the Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, the Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra, Musikkollegium Winterthur, and the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, as well as opera productions at the Volksoper Wien and Oper Wuppertal. Among his recurring collaborations are his long-term exploration of Rossini\u2019s music on period instruments together with London\u2019s Monteverdi Choir and Orchestras, and concerts with Les Si\u00e8cles, Orchestra of the 18th Century, and La Banda storica Bern, as well as teaching engagements at the Juilliard School in New York and the Mozarteum in Salzburg.<\/p>\n Recent highlights have included collaborations with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, the Bruckner Orchestra Linz, the Marseille Philharmonic Orchestra, the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, the Tonk\u00fcnstler Orchestra, the Saarland State Orchestra, the Flanders Symphony Orchestra, and the Beethoven Orchestra Bonn, as well as opera productions at the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre des Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es, the Op\u00e9ra de Rennes, Angers-Nantes Op\u00e9ra, and North Carolina Opera.<\/p>\n Highly regarded among period instrument orchestras for his expertise in historically informed performance styles of Classical and Romantic repertoire, he regularly collaborates with high-profile ensembles such as Les Si\u00e8cles, the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestras, the Orchestra of the 18th Century, and Anima Eterna Brugge.<\/p>\n As a specialist in the music of Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini, and the entire Bel Canto period, he has made significant contributions to the exploration and research of historically informed performance practice in this style. From 2019 to 2025, he served as Associate Artistic Director of the New York-based opera company Teatro Nuovo, and currently serves as the company\u2019s Artistic Advisor.<\/p>\n Jakob\u2019s discography spans a wide range of repertoire on various labels, including his 2024 recording of Rossini\u2019s L<\/em>\u2019<\/em>Italian in Algiers<\/em> with Eroica Berlin on Pan Classics, which was praised for its \u201castonishing approach\u201c and \u201crelentless enthusiasm.\u201c Upcoming releases include Rossini\u2019s Stabat Mater<\/em> and Petite Messe Solennelle<\/em> (with the Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras), and operatic excerpts by Wagner (with Les Si\u00e8cles and Beth Taylor), all on harmonia mundi.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":11449,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"discipline":[37,225],"class_list":["post-11448","artistic-partner","type-artistic-partner","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","discipline-dirigent","discipline-musical-direction"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n