Alexander Joel, Conductor

Alexander Joel is renowned for the integrity of his approach to a varied range of operatic and symphonic repertoire. He draws uncommon depth of sound and colour from orchestras and inspires them to achieve freedom within the context of the particular musical architectural. His abilities have led to regular guest appearances with distinguished ensembles around Europe, including the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
Recent engagements have taken Joel to the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra ORF, Staatsoper Hamburg, Staatstheater Wiesbaden, Malmö Opera, Theatre Luxembourg and De Vlaamse Opera. For the 2020/21 Season he was engaged to conduct new productions of Macbeth at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, of Die Zauberflöte at the Israel Opera and of Faust at Welsh National Opera. At the Vienna Volksoper, he conducted productions of The Flying Dutchman, Hänsel und Gretel, The Merry Widow and Die Fledermaus, among others.
In 2019/20 Season Alexander made debuts at Bravo! Vail with the New York Philharmonic, at Welsh National Opera with Rigoletto, and with the Hallé orchestra in Manchester with Mahler’s Symphony No 1 and Korngold’s Violin Concerto. He also conducted a New Year’s Eve performance of Die Fledermaus at the Brucknerhaus in Linz, returned to English National Opera with a new production of Luisa Miller and in Sweden conducted performances of Carmen (Royal Opera) and Tosca (Malmö Opera). Before Covid-19 struck, he was engaged to conduct new productions at the Komische Oper Berlin and at the Staatstheater Wiesbaden.
On the concert platform, Alexander is a regular guest with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, the WDR Rundfunkorchester, Duisburger Philharmoniker, Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre National de Montpellier, Haydn Orchestra of Bolzano, BBC Philharmonic and Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra ORF. He recently made his debut with the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.
Alexander started his career with various staff conducting positions including First Kapellmeister at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein. From 2007-14, he held the position of Generalmusikdirektor of the Staatstheater and Staatsorchester Braunschweig where he conducted most of the symphonic and operatic repertoire, with an emphasis on Mahler, Strauss, Wagner and the Austro-German tradition. Alexander studied Law at King’s College, London and conducting at the Vienna Conservatory of Music.
Alexander Joel has a very extensive repertoire. For further information, please visit:
Alexander Borodin
Anton Bruckner
Antonin Dvorak
Béla Bartók
César Franck
Claude Debussy
Darius Milhaud
Edvard Grieg
Edward Elgar
Ernst T. Amadeus Hoffmann
Felix Mendelssohn
Franz Joseph Haydn
Franz Liszt
Frédéric Chopin
Friedrich Gulda
Georges Bizet
Giuseppe Martucci
Gustav Mahler
Gustav Theodore Holst
Hector Berlioz
Jacques Offenbach
Johannes Brahms
Léo Delibes
Ludwig van Beethoven
Max Bruch
Mikhail Glinka
Paul Dukas
Sergej Prokofiev
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Zoltan Kodály

Representation:
DK, NO, SE, FI, IS