Markus Huber
Conductors
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Manager: Jean-Jacques Cesbron
Management Territory: Worldwide
“Specifically, it was German conductor Markus Huber who brought the music to Des Moines. He has experience as both a conductor of symphonies and of choirs, which may be why he was chosen to command the 80-person orchestra and 140 singers in the absence of Shore… During the week preceding the performance, Huber brought together the Westminister Oratorio Choir, Des Moines Gay Men’s Chorus, Iowa Youth Chorus and Des Moines Symphony. He did a terrific job, making the groups look and sound as if they’d been functioning as a unit for some time.” —Amanda Pierre – Des Moines Register
"... transparent strings, bubbly woodwinds, brutal grimacing in the brass, great sadness in the slow movement. ... this interpretation conveyed a wonderful sense of dignity." - (Shostakovich 9th Symphony, Dvoràk 7th Symphony) —Leipziger Volkszeitung
“It’s to Huber’s credit that he inspired such enthusiasm from the performers, who threw themselves full force at the work…” —Ron Hubbard – St. Paul Pioneer Press
About
Markus Huber began studying music as a young soloist in the famous Tolzer Knabenchor. In his early years, he crossed paths with conductors such as Karajan, Ozawa, Sawallisch and Levine and studied conducting, singing and choral directing in Munich and Vienna with Leopold Hager and Bernhard Klee.
In the 2008-9 season, Markus Huber accepted the position of General Music Director of Theatre Pforzheim, as the chosen candidate of the Städtisches Orchesters. Since 2002, he has been guest conductor of the Bulgarian Chamber Orchestra. For seven years, . . . he was principal conductor of the Westsächsischen Sinfonieorchester Leipzig. Markus Huber has also conducted at the opera houses in Detmold, Chemnitz and Eisenach. He has guest conducted with orchestras and choruses throughout Germany, Bulgaria, Poland and Turkey, and recorded a Dvorak album with the Bulgarian Chamber Orchestra.
Markus has conducted The Lord of the Rings Symphony in Canada, Greece and extensively throughout the United States and Europe. Orchestras include the Philadelphia Symphony, Detroit Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and the Orchestra de Cannes. He was the Assistant Conductor and Choir Master for the piece with the Gewandhaus Orchestra and in Japan and Taiwan.
