Gregor A. Mayrhofer
Performing
„One is, so to speak, oneself merely
an instrument upon which the universe plays“– Gustav Mahler
Calendar
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23.11. WDR, Cologne
Ensemble Musikfabrik
23.11.20:00Bethan Morgan Williams
Gormod (2024)
for oboe, basset clarinet, euphonium, viola and celloElena Rykova
A Sonic Corona to a Song Eclipsed (2024)Lucia Dlugoszewski
Depth Duende Scarecrow Other: Symphony for Seven Instruments (1996)Arnulf Herrmann
Un chant d’amour (2022) UA
for double bell horn
Commissioned by Ensemble Musikfabrik, funded by the Ministry for Family, Children, Youth, Culture and Sport of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (now Ministry for Culture and Science)Lisa Streich
New work (2024) world premiere
for ensembleEnsemble Musikfabrik
Gregor A. Mayrhofer, direction -
17.12. Dampfzentrale Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Ensemble Proton
17.12.19:30Enno Poppe
Speicher I-VI (2008/13)
for large ensembleEnsemble Proton
Co-production with Nouvel Ensemble Contemporain, La Chaux-de-Fonds
Gregor A. Mayrhofer, direction -
20.12. Salle Ton sur Ton, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Ensemble Proton
20.12.20:00Enno Poppe
Speicher I-VI (2008/13)
for large ensembleEnsemble Proton
Co-production with Nouvel Ensemble Contemporain, La Chaux-de-Fonds
Gregor A. Mayrhofer, direction - 2025
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01.01. Tafelhalle, Nuremberg
ensembleKONTRASTE
01.01.17:00New Year's Concert
Gregor A. Mayrhofer
Insect Concerto (Ensemble Version)Samuel Barber
Capricorn ConcertoHK Gruber
FrankensteinensembleKONTRASTE
Gregor A. Mayrhofer, direction -
30.01. schwere reiter, Munich
Kai Wangler // accordion
30.01.World premiere / Solo recital
Gregor A. Mayrhofer
Sleepless
for accordion and live electronics
for Kai WanglerKai Wangler, accordion
Zoro Babel, sound design -
07.02. Theater Kerkrade, Kerkrade, Netherlands
PhilZuid
07.02.20:00Concert program
Charles Ives
The Unanswered QuestionGregor A. Mayrhofer
Recycling ConcertoFelix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
The Hebrides Overture, op. 26Bedřich Smetana
The VltavaPhilZuid
Vivi Vassileva, percussion
Gregor A. Mayrhofer, direction -
08.02. Chassé Theater, Breda, Netherlands
PhilZuid
08.02.20:30Concert program
Charles Ives
The Unanswered QuestionGregor A. Mayrhofer
Recycling ConcertoFelix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
The Hebrides Overture, op. 26Bedřich Smetana
The VltavaPhilZuid
Vivi Vassileva, percussion
Gregor A. Mayrhofer, direction -
09.02. Muziekgebouw, Eindhoven, Netherlands
PhilZuid
09.02.14:15Concert program
Charles Ives
The Unanswered QuestionGregor A. Mayrhofer
Recycling ConcertoFelix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
The Hebrides Overture, op. 26Bedřich Smetana
The VltavaPhilZuid
Vivi Vassileva, percussion
Gregor A. Mayrhofer, direction -
22.02. Meistersingerhalle, Nuremberg
Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra
22.02.20:0014th Symphonic Concert
VASSILEVA PLAYS ELFMAN'S PERCUSSION CONCERTOGeorge Gershwin / Robert Russell Bennett
Gershwin in HollywoodDanny Elfman
Percussion ConcertoFlorence Price
Symphony No. 4 in D MinorSoloist: Vivi Vassileva, percussion
Conductor: Gregor A. Mayrhofer -
25.02. Berliner Philharmonie, Berlin
Berlin Philharmonic - Harald Lesch
25.02.20:00Special concert with Prof. Dr. Harald Lesch
Chamber music premiere with members Berliner Philharmoniker
as part of the Nature BiennaleProgram
Hanns Eisler
Vierzehn Arten den Regen zu beschreibenGregor A. Mayrhofer
Fourteen ways of describing climate change or 14 Tipping Points
(World premiere)
And music by Olivier Messiaen and Franz LisztProf. Dr. Harald Lesch Text/Moderation
Gregor A. Mayrhofer Direction -
09.04. Bethlehem Chapel, Prague, Czech Republic
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra
09.04.Concert program
Alma Mahler
It's daring with youWarm summer night
Gustav Mahler
Went across the field this morningAlma Mahler
I walk among flowersGustav Mahler
When my darling gets marriedI have a glowing knife
Alma Mahler
The silent cityGustav Mahler
The two blue eyesAlexander von Zemlinsky
Symphony No. 1 in D minorPrague Radio Symphony Orchestra
Bella Adamova, soprano
Gregor A. Mayrhofer, direction -
08.05. Theater Magdeburg, Magdeburg
Magdeburgische Philharmonie
08.05.19:309. Symphonic Concerto
Gregor A. Mayrhofer
Recycling ConcertoRobert Schumann
Sinfonie Nr. 1 B-Dur op. 38.
FrühlingssinfonieMagdeburg Philharmonic
Vivi Vassileva, percussion
Svetoslav Borisov, conductor -
09.05. Theater Magdeburg, Magdeburg
Magdeburgische Philharmonie
09.05.19:309. Symphonic Concerto
Gregor A. Mayrhofer
Recycling ConcertoRobert Schumann
Sinfonie Nr. 1 B-Dur op. 38.
Frühlingssinfonie
Magdeburg Philharmonic
Vivi Vassileva, percussion
Svetoslav Borisov, conductor -
26.05. Braunschweig State Theatre, Braunschweig
Staatsorchester Braunschweig
26.05.20:00Climate Concert of the Staatsorchesters Braunschweig
Gregor A. Mayrhofer
Recycling ConcertoVivi Vassileva, Percussion
Gregor A. Mayrhofer, Direction -
05.07. schwere reiter, Munich
Kai Wangler // accordion
05.07.World premiere / Solo recital
Gregor A. Mayrhofer
Sleepless
for accordion and live electronics
for Kai WanglerKai Wangler, accordion
Zoro Babel, sound design
„I consider him to be – as one says –
a ‚born‘ conductor.“– Peter Eötvös
Videos
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WE ARE EARTH
Secular oratorio inspired by the environmental encyclical »Laudato si’«
Orchestra of Change with musicians from the Staatskapelle Berlin
Choir of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin
Tanja Tetzlaff, cello
Rinnat Moriah, soprano
Ema Nikolovska, mezzo-soprano
Conny Thimander, tenor
David Steffens, bass
Gregor A. Mayrhofer, Head
Markus Vogt, libretto
Dramaturgy and text collaboration:
Juliane Hendes, Matthias Fuchs, Felicitas Magdalena Pfaus, and Elisabeth Mayrhofer -
Recycling Concerto / Making Of
Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
Percussion: Vivi Vassileva -
Recycling Concerto / UK premiere
Britten Sinfonia at Aldeburgh Festival 2022
Snape Maltings Concert Hall 19.06.2022 -
Mahler: Lied von der Erde
Lucile Richardot, Yves Saelens
Het Collectief - Royaumont 2020 -
Strauss: Don Juan
The Juilliard Lab Orchestra
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Kopatchinskaja - Hersch Violin Concerto
Lucerne Festival
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Morton Feldman, Rothko Chapel - Les Cris de Paris
Ensemble intercontemporain
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Brahms Symphony Nr. 3 I. Allegro
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Willems/Callaert: Jazz Suite
Vibraphone: Matthias Kessler
Piano: Gregor A. Mayrhofer
Discography
Gregor Mayrhofer is performing as pianist in the Jazz-Duo Imbrothersation.
Together the two brothers are like a state of mind between
melodic madness and rhythmic ecstasy.
They are Jazz, Classic, Tango, slapstick and pure improvisation.