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„I have often had the opportunity to hear concerts by Pavel Baleff

with Baden-Baden Philharmonie, and I very impressed by the

quality which he achieved with this Orchestra“

Pierre Boulez, Paris, July 2011

 

Since January 2007 is Baleff also a Chief-Conductor of the Baden–Baden Philharmonic and Artistic Director of the International „Carl Flesch” Academy. From Year 2022 he is a Music Director of the Theater Nordhausen and Loh- Orchestra Sondershausen - Germany. From Year 2022 he is a Music Director of the Opera Limoges in France and he is chosen as „Conductor in residence“ of the Baden-Baden Philharmonic for five seasons until 2027.

Pavel Baleff is invited to lead as well as Artistic Director the Academy of the National Orchestra Cannes in France for the seasons 2026-2028

 

Pavel Balef won the International Classical Music Award 2012 , also German Record Critics Award 2012, 2014 and 2017 with Krassimira Stoyanova and with the Munich Radio Orchestra. Mr. Baleff is a regular guest conductor of several national and international orchestras including the following: at the Viena State Opera ( 2016-2020), at the Oper Zurich ( 2012-2021), at the Semperoper Dresden, at the Oper Leipzig with Gewandhaus Orchestra., Bolschoi Theater Moscow - 2012, Mikhaylovsky Theater St. Peterburg, the Nationalopera in Hannover as well at the Komische Oper Berlin, “The Ring of the Nibelung” at the National Opera Sofia 2010 – 2012. He conducts the Christmas Concert for the Bundespresident of Germany together with the Star Violonist Anne – Sophie Mutter in December 2013 ( TV Channel ZDF). His next very important Productions during the Season 2023/2024 are Debut with the Radio Orchestra Berlin , Asia - Tour with Diana Damrau and Nicolas Teste ((Singapore, Taiwan, Korea, Japan) .

 

In 1996 Pavel Baleff won the 1st Prize in the International competition Carl Maria von Weber in Munich prize winner concert with the Munich radio Orchestra in the Hercules Hall of the palace) and in 1999 he won the conducting competition of the German music schools in Weimar with the Herbert von Karajan – Foundation. In 2003 Pavel Baleff won the renowned Bad Homburg conductor award – one of the highest German conductor honours. Since December 1998 Pavel Baleff has been the Musical Director of the Dresden Chamber Opera. In September 1999 he was given the position of 1st conductor at the Rostock Opera. An 2000 he was made musical director for the length of the season. Since 2002 Pavel Baleff has worked as first conductor and deputy General Music Director at the opera in Halle.

 Pavel Baleff is very successful Conducting teacher. He regularly gives master classes for the Conductor Forum program of the German Music Council, he gives several master classes at the University of Music in Mannheim Germany and at the University Zurich – Switzerland.