David Marlow Conductor
Charismatic, engaging and enthusiastic, David Marlow shines in both operatic and symphonic repertoire. The British-German conductor has also made a name for himself through innovative education projects. Furthermore, he is a successful film, television and games composer. Marlow has conducted numerous renowned orchestras, most recently, he performed with the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg and the Nordwestdeutsche-Philharmonie Herford in 2024. Since 2020 David Marlow is Professor of Conducting at the Detmold University of Music.
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Charismatic, engaging and enthusiastic, David Marlow shines in both operatic and symphonic repertoire. The British-German conductor has also made a name for himself through innovative education projects. Furthermore, he is a successful film, television and games composer.
David Marlow has conducted renowned orchestras such as the WDR Symphony Orchestra, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Wiener Symphoniker, NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover, Duisburger Philharmoniker, Bochumer Symphoniker, Ulster Orchestra Belfast and Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg. Most recently, he performed with the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg and the Nordwestdeutsche-Philharmonie Herford in 2024.
A long-standing collaboration connects David Marlow with Andris Nelsons, where he was musical assistant at the Bayreuth Festival, the Concertgebouw Orkest Amsterdam and the Salzburg Easter Festival. Twice he stood in for Nelsons at short notice: for a performance of Puccini's Suor Angelica at the Konzerthaus Dortmund to great success and for the Lohengrin rehearsals with the Concertgebouw Orkest Amsterdam with just a few days’ notice.
After his studies in Detmold and Vienna, David Marlow began a classical opera career at Theater Aachen, followed by further engagements in Chemnitz and Hagen. From 2010 to 2013 he was Chorus Master of the WDR Rundfunkchor and from 2014 to 2020 Chief Conductor of the Vogtland Philharmonie. Since 2020 David Marlow is Professor of Conducting at the Detmold University of Music.