Current review "Orpheus in the Underworld"
In the Press
Alexander Mayer
Orchestra Conductor
Events
Sonntags um 5 - Geigenpoesie
Sinfonieorchester des Landkreises Kaiserslautern
Date
05/18/2025
Time
05:00 pm
Venue
Kaiserslautern, Fruchthalle
Deutschland
Le Nozze di Figaro
Theater Vorpommern
Date
05/25/2025
Time
04:00 pm
Venue
Stralsund, Theater
Deutschland
Le Nozze di Figaro
Theater Vorpommern
Date
05/30/2025
Time
07:30 pm
Venue
Stralsund, Theater
Deutschland
Biography
Alexander Mayer has been 1st Kapellmeister and Deputy General Music Director at the Vorpommern Theatre since the 21/22 season. In addition to concerts with the Vorpommern Philharmonic Orchestra, he has been responsible for new productions of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice, Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro, Rossini’s La Cenerentola, Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld, Ernst Krenek’s Jonny spielt auf, Astor Piazzolla’s Maria de Buenos Aires, Frederick Loewe’s My Fair Lady and the German premiere of Missy Mazzoli’s Songs from the uproar. He has also conducted revivals and performances of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker, Verdi’s La Traviata, Lehár’s Merry Widow, Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Ralph Benatzky’s My Sister and I.
Prior to this engagement, his path led him to Switzerland, where he first served as assistant conductor at the Geneva Opera and then as music director of the Ensemble Symphonique Neuchâtel from 2010-2019. During this time, he firmly established the orchestra, which was formed from a merger in 2008, in the Swiss musical landscape, as evidenced not least by invitations to renowned concert series and regular radio broadcasts. From 2013-2017 he also led the Sinfonietta de Lausanne to much acclaimed successes as music director.
Alexander enjoys seeking the exchange with other styles and cultures, such as electronic music, klezmer or the world of Arabic music. He performs with renowned soloists such as Gautier Capuçon, Tzimon Barto, Geir Draugsvoll, Ghalia Benali, Jane Birkin or Kolsimcha and orchestras such as the New Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Orchestra Haydn di Bolzano e Trento, Orchestra Filarmonica di Torino, Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana, Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra, Württembergischen Philharmonie Reutlingen and the Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim.
Alexander studied church music and orchestral conducting under Leo Krämer and Max Pommer’s tutelage at the University of Music Saar. He has participated in masterclasses with Neeme Järvi, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Frieder Bernius and Stefan Parkman, and has assisted John Nelson and Donald Runnicles. In 2003, he won the Tokyo International Music Competition for Conducting.
In addition to his work with professional orchestras, his work with young people and amateurs is of great concern to him. Thus, from 2008-2021, he was Principal Guest Conductor of the Saar State Youth Symphony Orchestra, and in 2020 he again took over the musical direction of the Kaiserslautern District Symphony Orchestra, one of the best German amateur orchestras, with which he already worked very successfully from 1999 – 2013. In addition to his conducting activities, Alexander regularly performs as an organist and chamber musician.
