A truly creative conductor, programmer and composer, Christian Schumann has rapidly established a reputation as both an opera and symphonic conductor, developing concepts that cross genres and disciplines, challenging both the orchestra, as well as the audience.
The 2023/24 season will see Christian Schumann perform with orchestras such as Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León (his debut in Spain), Philharmonie Zuidnederland, Phion Orkest, Polska Filharmonia Bałtycka and a much-anticipated return to Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra.
He recently also made highly successful debuts with Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin, Bamberger Symphoniker, Stuttgart Philharmonic (Strauss’ Alpine Symphony with alpinist Reinhold Messner), Dresdner Philharmonie, Orchestre Symphonique de Mulhouse, Musikkollegium Winterthur, Brussels Philharmonic, Warsaw Philharmonic and a debut with Royal Swedish Opera, with legendary video games company, Dice. Other recent successes include regular returns to Oslo Philharmonic, NDR Radiophilharmonie and Danish National Symphony Orchestra.
Christian Schumann has appeared in a number of important opera productions across Europe. He has conducted Peter Eötvös’ operas Die Tragödie des Teufels and Lady Sarashina at Bayerische Staatsoper and Teatr Wielki in Warsaw respectively, Mozart’s Magic Flute at Opera Würzburg and the Berlin premieres of Peter Eötvös’s opera Angels in America, excelling also in a critically-acclaimed new production of Peter Eötvös’ Three Sisters at Teatro Colón. At Grand Theatre Avignon, he conducted a double-bill featuring Bartók’s Bluebeard´s Castle and Eötvös’ Senza Sangue, previously enjoying a long-term relationship with the Theater St. Gallen, where he held the Kapellmeister position between 2006 – 2009.
Schumann’s special affinity for film music has led him to conduct major projects often to arena audiences, such as at the Krakow Film Music Festival (Kon Tiki / Neverending Story) as well as four open concerts with Het Gelders Orkest in the Netherlands, and four major recent major tours across Germany, Austria and Switzerland featuring such classics as Star Wars, The Dark Knight, Harry Potter, James Bond, The Jungle Book and Ratatouille. In 2022, Schumann returned to Aarhus Symphony Orchestra performing the paradigmatic Star Wars VI.
