Munich native Michael Hofstetter’s career spans over 30 years, within which time he has appeared as a conductor at the Bayerische Staatsoper and the Royal Danish Opera in Copenhagen, as well as in Paris, London and Houston, among others. He has served as chief conductor of the Orchestre de Chambre de Genève, Styriarte Festspiel-Orchester, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester and the Ludwigsburg Castle Festival Orchestra, and has been the artistic director of the Gluck Festspiele in Nuremberg since 2020.
Hofstetter has been nominated as Conductor of the Year in Opernwelt magazine several times, and he regularly performs at the Handel Festivals in Karlsruhe and Halle. He was awarded the Robert Stolz medal for his commitment to operetta, and his work at the Ludwigsburg Castle Festival was honoured with the Horst Stein Prize.
He has released over 30 albums on various labels including Sony Classical, Orfeo and OehmsClassics.
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| HANDEL, G.F.: Brockes Passion [Oratorio] (Sellier, Waldhart, Zehe, Halle Opera Chorus, Halle Handel Festival Orchestra, Hofstetter) | |
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HANDEL, G.F.: Brockes Passion [Oratorio] (Sellier, Waldhart, Zehe, Halle Opera Chorus, Halle Handel Festival Orchestra, Hofstetter)
Composer:
Handel, George Frideric
Artists:
Faust, Franziska -- Halle Handel Festival Orchestra -- Halle Opera Chorus -- Hofstetter, Michael -- Lichtenstein, Romelia -- Marziotte, Leandro -- Mattaj, Christina -- Navarro Colorado, Jorge -- Park, Ki-Hyun -- Sellier, Robert -- Sokolik, Yulia -- Waldhart, Vanessa -- Zehe, Michael
Label/Producer: Naxos |
| HUMPERDINCK, E.: Hansel und Gretel (Semperoper Dresden, 2006) | |
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HUMPERDINCK, E.: Hansel und Gretel (Semperoper Dresden, 2006)
Composer:
Humperdinck, Engelbert
Artists:
Dresden Staatskapelle -- Dresden State Opera Children Chorus -- Dresden State Opera Chorus -- Gabler, Anna -- Hofstetter, Michael -- Ketelsen, Hans-Joachim -- Papoulkas, Antigone -- Teuscher, Lydia -- Vermillion, Iris -- Vilsmaier, Irmgard
Label/Producer: EuroArts |
| MOZART, W.A.: Irrfahrten I - La finta semplice (Salzburg Festival, 2006) | |
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MOZART, W.A.: Irrfahrten I - La finta semplice (Salzburg Festival, 2006)
Composer:
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Artists:
Camerata Salzburg -- Comparato, Marina -- Hamre, Marianne -- Hartelius, Malin -- Hofstetter, Michael -- Klink, Matthias -- Moi, Silvia -- Ovenden, Jeremy -- Turk, Miljenko -- Wagner, Josef
Label/Producer: UNITEL |
| SCHLOMER, J.: Irrfahrten II - Abendempfindung (Salzburg Festival, 2006) | |
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SCHLOMER, J.: Irrfahrten II - Abendempfindung (Salzburg Festival, 2006)
Composers:
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus -- Schlomer, Joachim
Artists:
Camerata Salzburg -- Hamre, Marianne -- Hofstetter, Michael -- Ludwigsburger Festspiele Choir -- Murray, Ann -- Smith, Graham
Label/Producer: UNITEL |
| SCHLOMER, J.: Irrfahrten III - Rex Tremendus (Salzburg Festival, 2006) | |
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SCHLOMER, J.: Irrfahrten III - Rex Tremendus (Salzburg Festival, 2006)
Composer:
Schlomer, Joachim
Artists:
Hamre, Marianne -- Hartelius, Malin -- Hofstetter, Michael -- Klink, Matthias -- Ludwigsburger Festspiele Choir -- Martins, Marisa -- Moi, Silvia -- Murray, Ann -- Ovenden, Jeremy -- Salzburg Camerata Academia -- Turk, Miljenko -- Wagner, Josef
Label/Producer: UNITEL |
| SCHWEITZER, A.: Alceste (Ducal Residence, Weimar, 2007) | |
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SCHWEITZER, A.: Alceste (Ducal Residence, Weimar, 2007)
Composer:
Schweitzer, Anton
Artists:
Concerto Koln -- Genz, Christoph -- Hofstetter, Michael -- Michaelstein Chamber Choir -- Schneider, Simone -- Sieden, Cyndia -- Wagner, Josef
Label/Producer: UNITEL |
