Biography
Hailed for his exacting technique...
...and passionate conducting, charismatic Malaysian-born Harish Shankar enjoys a growing global presence on the podium. A prize winner at the 6th International Jorma Panula Conducting Competition, Harish is Chief Conductor of the Schleswig-Holstein Opera Company.. Previously held positions include 1st Kapellmeister of the Staatstheater Meiningen and Resident Conductor of the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra. Highlights of this season include his debuts with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and at Bachfest Leipzig.
The Lohengrin debut of Harish Shankar can only be described as sensational, who, as a stand-in without rehearsals, offered the auditorium pure Wagnerian delights.
In the last seasons...
..Harish made his debuts with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Opera North, the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker and Philharmonisches Orchester Erfurt. He recording with the Bridges Chamber Orchester Frankfurt was awarded a Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik (German Record Critics' Award). Operatic engagements include Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette at the Theater Aachen, Bizet’s Carmen at the Landestheater Coburg, Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte at the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich, as well as La Bohéme at the Stadttheater Bremerhaven.
Previous highlights include his debuts with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the Hallé and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in the UK, Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège and the premiere of his arrangement of César Franck Violin Sonata as a Violin Concerto with Jonian Ilias Kadesha.
Poetic sounds emerge from the pit, where Harish Shankar fires up the Meiningen Hofkapelle with intoxicating Puccini. Under the direction of the Malaysian conductor, who passionately brings the voices together, the score can unfold its full splendour.
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