Michael Hofstetter
Michael Hofstetter is a German conductor, noted for his performances in authentic period style. He studied at the Richard Strauss Conservatory in his hometown of Munich, concentrating on organ, piano, and conducting. Working in theaters in Wiesbaden and Giessen, he began conducting operatic performances, in addition to teaching at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz. He received the Robert Stolz Medal for his contributions to operetta, though his opera repertoire runs from Handel and Hasse to Wagner and Verdi. Hofstetter has worked with the major opera companies and productions around the world, including the Hamburg State Opera, the Bavarian State Opera, the Stuttgart Opera, the German Opera Berlin, the Staatstheater Hannover, the Gran Teatre del Liceu of Barcelona, the English National Opera, the Welsh National Opera, the Houston Grand Opera, the Canadian Opera Company, and the Salzburg Festival. In 2008, he received the Horst Stein Prize for his work with the Ludwigsburg Castle Festival. Since 2012 he has served as the musical director of the Stadttheater Giessen. He has recorded on Oehms Classics, CPO, Haenssler, Orfeo, Naxos, Audite, Virgin Classics, and Berlin Classics, among others.
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Discography
14 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Kálmán : Ein Herbstmanöver
Operettas - Released by Oehms Classics on 8 Mar 2019
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Haydn: Cello Concertos Nos. 1-2 & Symphony No. 13 in D Major, Hob. I:13 (Live)
Natalie Clein, recreation - Großes Orchester Graz, Michael Hofstetter
Classical - Released by Oehms Classics on 15 May 2020
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Mozart : Castrato Arias (Live)
Valer Sabadus, recreation - Großes Orchester Graz, Michael Hofstetter
Classical - Released by Oehms Classics on 2 Mar 2015
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Hasse : "Reloaded" (Didone abbandonata, La Gelosia)
Valer Sabadus, Hofkapelle Munchen, Michael Hofstetter
Opera - Released by Oehms Classics on 16 Jan 2012
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Pergolesi: - Stabat Mater- Laudate Pueri
Valer Sabadus, Terry Wey, Neumeyer Consort, Mainz Vocal, Michael Hofstetter
Choral Music (Choirs) - Released by Oehms Classics on 1 May 2012
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Mendelssohn: Early Concertos for Violin and Piano
Michael Hofstetter, Dinorah Varsi, Alexander Sitkovetsky, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
Classical - Released by Orfeo on 29 Apr 2009
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Lamenti
Stefanie Iranyi, Hofkapelle Munchen, Michael Hofstetter
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by Oehms Classics on 4 Oct 2011
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Saint-Saëns, Lalo & Martin: Cello Works
Wen-Sinn Yang, Philharmonisches Orchester Gießen, Michael Hofstetter
Classical - Released by Oehms Classics on 1 Apr 2016
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Eybler: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2 / Overture
Geneva Chamber Orchestra, Michael Hofstetter
Symphonic Music - Released by CPO on 1 Jan 2004
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Handel: Hallelujah
Barock Vokal Mainz, Neumeyer Consort, Michael Hofstetter
Classical - Released by Oehms Classics on 30 Sep 2013
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Mendelssohn: The Complete String Symphonies
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Michael Hofstetter
Classical - Released by Orfeo on 13 Oct 2009
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Enna: Symphony No. 2 - Hans Christian Andersen festouverture - Marchen
North German Radio Symphony, Hannover, Michael Hofstetter
Classical - Released by CPO on 1 Jan 2000
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Concours de Genève, Breguet - Whal Ran Seo
Ran Seo Whal, Orchestre de Chambre de Genève, Michael Hofstetter
Opera - Released by La Dolce Volta on 1 Jan 2004
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J.S. Bach: Keyboard Concertos
Denis Patkovic, Philharmonisches Orchester Gießen, Michael Hofstetter
Classical - Released by dp Classics on 26 May 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo