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Spring 2023 Performances:
January 1 New Years’ Concert “Wien, Wien nur du allein” with the Hagen Philharmonic Orchestra
January 20 Puccini La fanciulla del West, Theater Hagen
January 24 Symphony Concert – Eötvös Dialog mit Mozart, Schumann Piano Concerto, Brahms Symphony Nr. 2; Roger Muraro, piano
February 9 Puccini La fanciulla del West
February 10 Symphony Concert – Parktheater Iserlohn – Mendelssohn Die Hebriden, Maxwell Davies Strathclyde Concerto Nr. 4, Mendelssohn Symphony Nr. 3 “Scottish”; Dimitri Ashkenazy, Clarinet
February 10 Symphony Concert, Hagen – Mendelssohn Die Hebriden, Maxwell Davies Strathclyde Concerto Nr. 4, Mendelssohn Symphony Nr. 3 “Scottish”
March 11 Puccini La fanciulla del West
March 25 Premiere: Eötvös Tri Sestry
April 1 Eötvös Tri Sestry
April 9 Eötvös Tri Sestry
May 6 Premiere: Mozart Don Giovanni
May 10 Mozart Don Giovanni
May 17 Mozart Don Giovanni
May 23 Symphony Concert – Bartók Dance Suite, Sibelius Violin Concerto, Stravinsky Petrouchka; Marc Bouchkov, Violin
June 13 Symphony Concert – Köster Mind over Matter (World Premiere), Gershwin An American in Paris, Turnage Momentum, Bernstein Prelude, Fugue and Riffs
Trafton is currently in his sixt season as Music Director of the Hagen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conducting a broad palette of symphonic repertoire from Haydn, Brahms, and Mahler to Janácek, Hindemith, and Schostakovich, he also engages with issues of historical performance practice as well as commissioning and conducting world premieres. Theater Hagen, where he is chief conductor, was awarded “Best theater beyond the major centers” in 2019, whereby his production of Tristan und Isolde was highlighted. He has previously served as First Kapellmeister at the Nationaltheater Mannheim, awarded 2014-15 Opera House of the Year, as well as Kapellmeister positions in Braunschweig and Regensburg. He regularly guest conducts symphony orchestras and new music ensembles in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, and the Czech Republic. His broad opera repertoire includes Der Golem (world premiere), La Traviata, Les contes d’Hoffmann, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Eugen Onegin, Rusalka, La Bohéme, Madama Butterfly, Carmen, Der Freischütz, L’Elisir d’Amore, Cavalleria Rusticana, Pagliacci. In addition, he has led numerous projects for youth and familes including Carmen – High School Opera, Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite, Dvorak’s New World Symphony, Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, Ravel’s Ma Mere L’oye Suite.
Photo: Receiving guidance from Bernhard Haitink.