Sebastian Lang-Lessing

Sebastian Lang-Lessing (born 1966) is a German conductor.

Sebastian Lang-Lessing
Born1966 (age 54–55)
Genresopera

Lang-Lessing received the Ferenc Fricsay Award at age 24. He started his career at the Hamburg State Opera as an assistant conductor. He subsequently became resident conductor at the Deutsche Oper Berlin.

Lang-Lessing was chief conductor of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra from 2004 to 2011.[1] He has served as chief conductor and artistic director of the Opera National de Lorraine.

Lang-Lessing has been music director of the San Antonio Symphony since 2010.[2] In March 2019, the orchestra announced that Lang-Lessing is to conclude his music directorship of the orchestra at the close of the 2019-2020 season.[3]

Together with Niki Vasilakis and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Lang-Lessing was nominated for the 2006 ARIA Award for Best Classical Album for the album Mendelssohn, Bruch, Ravel.[4]

References
  1. "Sebastian Lang-Lessing: putting the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra on the map", Life Matters, Radio National, 14 October 2010
  2. Jack Fishman (2010-02-16). "Meet Maestro Sebastian Lang-Lessing". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  3. Deborah Martin (2019-03-26). "San Antonio Symphony music director stepping down in 2020". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  4. McLean, Sandra (13 September 2006), "Urban hops as pop", Courier Mail
Cultural offices
Preceded by
Jérôme Kaltenbach		 Music Director, Orchestre symphonique et lyrique de Nancy
1999–2006		 Succeeded by
Paolo Olmi
Preceded by
Ola Rudner		 Chief Conductor, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
2004–2011		 Succeeded by
Marko Letonja
Preceded by
Larry Rachleff		 Music Director, San Antonio Symphony
2010–present		 Succeeded by
incumbent
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