Berlin Metropolitan Area
The artistry and musicianship of the German-born conductor Jens Georg Bachmann has been praised by audiences, orchestras and press on both side of the Atlantic. His international carreer covers both symphonic and operatic repertoire in equal measure; his impressive artistic versatility has allowed to span his endeavours from concert halls and opera houses into pure contemporary music projects as well as educational and academic work. As Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra of the Republic of Cyprus, Jens spent several years as assistant conductor to James Levine at the Munich Philharmonic, the Verbier Festival (Switzerland), the Boston Symphony as well as the Metropolitan Opera, subsequently conducting the BSO in subscription concerts as well as at the Tanglewood Festival and making his Metropolitan Opera debut with The Magic Flute, followed by the METʻs new production of Lucia di Lammermoor. Also, Jens spent two seasons as assistant conductor to Christoph von Dohnányi at the NDR Symphony Orchestra in Hamburg, conducting the orchestra in several concert series and recordings. Recent guest appearances have included the Royal Swedish Opera, the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, the Gävle Symphony Orchestra, The Florida Orchestra, the Stuttgart and Nuremberg operas and the Hamburg as well as the Berlin Symphony Orchestras, amongst many others. Jens has appeared with some of the worldʻs finest musicians on stage, amongst them violinists Pinkas Zukerman and Daniel Hope, pianists Yefim Bronfman and Marc-André Hamelin and singers Renée Fleming, Natalie Dessay, Marcello Giordani, Matthew Polenzani and Nathan Gunn, to name a few. Jens studied at the Hochschule für Musik „Hanns Eisler“ in Berlin and The Juilliard School.
Erzgebirgische Theater & Orchester GmbH (Ore Mountain Theatre/Opera & Orchestra LLC), Germany
Artistic Director & Chief Conductor Cyprus Smphony Orchestra. Artistic Management (Künstlerischer Intendant) and Music Director of the National Symphony Orchestra of the Republic of Cyprus.
Artistic planning & conducting the festival's annual opera performances.