Jakob Lehmann is quickly establishing himself as a highly sought-after conductor, energetically merging historically informed performance styles and fundamental stylistic research with emotionally sincere and engaging performances on period as well as modern instruments, both in the symphonic and operatic world.<\/p>\n
Following his debut at the 2026 BBC Proms conducting Berlioz\u2019 La damnation de Faust<\/em> with Les Si\u00e8cles, highlights in his 2026-2027 season include debuts with SWR Symphonieorchester, WDR Sinfonieorchester, M\u00fcnchner Rundfunkorchester, Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Wuppertaler Sinfonieorchester, Musikkollegium Winterthur, and Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra as well as opera productions at Volksoper Wien and Oper Wuppertal. Amongst 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 New York and Mozarteum Salzburg.<\/p>\n Recent highlights have included collaborations with Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Bruckner Orchester Linz, Orchestre Philharmonique de Marseille, Wiener Symphoniker, Tonk\u00fcnstler Orchester, Saarl\u00e4ndisches Staatsorchester, Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen, Beethoven Orchester Bonn, as well as opera productions at Th\u00e9\u00e2tre des Champs-Elys\u00e9es, Op\u00e9ra de Rennes, Angers-Nantes Op\u00e9ra, and North Carolina Opera.<\/p>\n Being held in high regard amongst period instrument orchestras for his expertise in the historically informed performance styles of Classical and Romantic repertoire, he regularly works with high-profile groups such as Les Si\u00e8cles, Monteverdi Choir and Orchestras, Orchestra of the 18th Century, and Anima Eterna Brugge.<\/p>\n As a specialist for the music of Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini, and the entire Belcanto period, he has contributed greatly to the exploration and research into the historically informed performance practice of this style. From 2019 till 2025 he served as Associate Artistic Director of New York based opera company Teatro Nuovo, and is presently serving as the company\u2019s Artistic Advisor.<\/p>\n Jakob\u2019s discography encompasses a wide range of repertoire on various labels, including his 2024 recording of Rossini\u2019s L<\/em>\u2019<\/em>italiana in Algeri<\/em> with Eroica Berlin on Pan Classics, which was praised for its \u201castonishing approach\u201c, and \u201crelentless enthusiasm\u201c. Forthcoming titles include Rossini\u2019s Stabat Mater<\/em> and Petite Messe Solennelle<\/em> (with 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