Ulf Schirmer
Ulf Schirmer (born 1959) is a German conductor and opera house administrator.

Born in Eschenhausen, Lower Saxony, Schirmer studied at the Bremen Conservatory, and also at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg, with György Ligeti, Christoph von Dohnányi and Horst Stein. He worked as an assistant to Lorin Maazel and conducted at the Wiener Staatsoper productions of Luciano Berio's "Un re in ascolto", Arnold Schoenberg's "Erwartung", and Alexander Glazunov's "Raymonda".

From 1988 to 1991, Schirmer was Generalmusikdirektor (GMD) of the city of Wiesbaden, serving as artistic director of symphonic concerts and opera and ballet at the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden. He conducted Hans Werner Henze's "Das verratene Meer" in 1990. In 1999, he conducted the premiere of Gerd Kühr's opera "Tod und Teufel" at the Grazer Oper. His other work in opera has included conducting the first staged production of "Szenen aus dem Leben der Heiligen Johanna" by Walter Braunfels, at the Deutsche Oper Berlin in 2008.

Schirmer was appointed Professor at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hamburg in 2000, teaching musical analysis and musical dramaturgy. From 2006 to 2017, he was chief conductor of the Münchner Rundfunkorchester (Munich Radio Orchestra).

Since 2009, Schirmer has been General Music Director of the Oper Leipzig. On 23 March 2011, Schirmer was elected "Intendant" of the Oper Leipzig, with an initial five-year term beginning in August 2011, in addition to his title as GMD. He conducted the first Bayreuth staging of Wagner's early opera "Die Feen" in 2013. In June 2017, Oper Leipzig announced the extension of Schirmer's contract as "Intendant" through the 2021-2022 season.

Outside of Germany, Schirmer was Principal Conductor of the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra from 1995 to 1998.
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