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Schumacher leads The Masterplayers with appropriate energy..wide dynamic range..unanimity of bowing
precision of work and smooth tonal characteristics
The New York Times, Harold C. Schonberg, after a concert at Metropolitan Museum New York
The quality of the orchestral playing was predictably fine, with scrupulously refined pianissimi, sensitives solos
and vital string sound. The quality reflected as much credit on Schumacher’s conducting ability
The Times London, Wilhelm Mann, after a concert at Royal Albert Hall London
The performance was so exciting, that it became a stellar first rank experience. Schumacher’s Mozart style is
especially subtle, true to the work, full of limitless charms but without any false sentimentality
Express Wieczorny, Janusz Ekiert, after a concert with Warsaw National Philharmonic in Warsaw
Eine sympathische Begegnung. Gezügeltes Musikantentum. Stärkster Eindruck:die Interpretation der Sinfonie von
César Franck. Schöne Klangwirkungen. Die Philharmoniker schenkten dem Gast eine glänzende Visitenkarte
Sächsisches Tageblatt nach einem Konzert mit der Dresdner Philharmonie in Dresden
Dirigent Schumacher ist ein Magnet, ein Guru ohne Guru-Allüren
Kleine Zeitung Wien, Mathis Huber
Richard Schumacher, ein erfahrener Künstler der die Konzeption der Werke tatkräftig, bedächtig und schwungvoll aufbaut
Unter seiner Leitung steigerte sich das Orchester zu einer seiner gelungensten Leistungen empor
Vecernik Bratislava nach einem Konzert mit dem Symphonieorchester des Slowakischen Rundfunks
Als ein Meister des prägnanten Ausdrucks erwies sich aufs neue der Dirigent Richard Schumacher
Neuer Weg, nach einem Konzert mit der Staatsphilharmonie George Enescu in Bukarest
Un grand chef. Les mélomanes se souviendront longtemps du passage du Maître Richard Schumacher
Paris Soir, after a concert with The Masterplayers at Salle Gaveau Paris
Schumacher è un direttore nato, musicista di razza, elegante e signorile, oltre che profondo.
Con le sue interpretazioni misurate e impeccabili ha riportato un successo straordinariamente festoso
Corriere della Sera, Franco Abbiati, dopo un concerto a Milano
Magistral conduccion. Interprete de gran fuerza. Ritmo expresivo, calmo, con tendencia a lo solemne.
Su batuta es tan categorica que infunde confianza y prontidud a la orquesta
Un director exuberante de primer orden
La Prensa, after a concert with the Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional de Buenos Aires a Buenos Aires
International Dirigent med fornemt ry. Storste klangskonhed, fineste praecision
Berlingske Tidende, after a concert with The Masterplayers at Roskilde Domkirke Denmark
Um raro e notavel exito. Admiravel licao de conjunto e equilibrio instrumentais
O Primeiro de Janeiro, after a concert with The Masterplayers at Teatro Sao Joao Oporto Portugal
One of the best concerts of the Athens National Orchestra
Athens Daily Post, Greece
The slickest combo to appear thus far at the Mozart Mostly Festival was the London Chamber Orchestra conducted by Richard Schumacher. They displayed a whole scheme of scaled-down tone in which no roughness, no harsh attacks and no ambiguities of phrasing are tolerated. Their care for details is microscopic and their concern about tonal quality is uncompromising. A patrician kind of playing we haven’t encountered
since the days of the London String Quartett of hallowed memory
Daily News New York, after a concert at Philharmonic Hall Lincoln Center New York
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Richard Schumacher, a conductor active on all over the world, has directed The Masterplayers, a chamber orchestra composed of leading solo and chamber players from all over the world since 1954. Charles Dutoit, Heinz Holliger, Maxence Larrieu, Peter Lukas Graf, Elzbieta Stefanska were members of the ensemble. A heavy touring schedule, as well as recordings for several European labels (Angelicum, Amadeo, Decca, Warner-Fonit, Electrecord brought them world-wide acclaim.
As guest conductor, Maestro Schumacher has appeared with distinguished orchestras in Europe, America and Australasia, at famous concert halls including the Philharmonic Hall (Avery Fisher) in New York’s Lincoln Center, the Royal Albert Hall London, the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the Philharmonic Hall Warsaw, the Teatro Sao Carlos Lisbon, the Teatro Colon Buenos Aires, the Victoria Hall Genève, the Festival Hall Lucerne, the Finlandia Hall Helsinki. The Bulgaria Hall Sofia, the Atheneum Bucharest, the Herkules Saal Munich. Grosser Kursaal Wiesbaden, Staatstheater Kassel,, Foro Italico Roma, Teatro Reale Napoli, Teatro Regio Torino, Palazzo Pitti Firenze, Teatro Bellini Catania, Duomo di Orvieto, Roskilde Domkirke Denmark,, Palacio de Musica Barcelona, Teatro Marquina Madrid, Salle Gaveau and Pleyel Paris, Dumbarton Oaks Washington, Jordan Hall Boston, Carnegie Hall Pittsburgh, Teatro Solis Montevideo, Teatro Sao Joao Oporto, Teatro Roldan La Habana, Philharmonic Hall Bratislava and Krakow, Karoly Kerk Budapest, Tivoli Copenhagen, Salle Ritz Montreal,, Teatro Colon Bogota, Teatro Bellas Artes Mexico, Teatro Municipal in Santiago de Chile, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Lima, Caracas, Santo Domingo, Guatemala, Costarica and in the great Universities Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver, Austin/Texas, Philadelphia, Chicago, Dallas, Lincoln and Mexico.
In addition,Maestro Schumacher has been associated as conductor with the London and San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, the Warsaw, Krakow, Budapest, Bucharest, Sofia, Budapest Athens and Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, the Colorado Festival Orcbestra, Orquesta Sinfonica Nacional de Buenos Aires and La Habana and the Broadcasting Orchestras in Hamburg, Helsinki, Bratislava, Bucharest, Sofia, Roma, Milano, Napoli, Poland and New Zealand
Richard Schumacher recorded superb performances with the chamber orchestra The Masterplayers, Collegium Musicum Helveticum, Bucharest Philharmonic Orchestra „George Enescu“, Orchestra Alessandro Scarlatti di Napoli della RAI, Romanian Radio National Orchestra Bucharest, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Bratislava, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Helsinki, Orchestra della Radio Svizzera Italiana, Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma della RAI, Hamburg Radio Symphony, Angelicum String Orchestra Milano, Colorado Festival Orchestra and world class soloists Heinz Holliger, Maxence Larrieu, Karl Leister, Hermann Baumann, Peter Lukas Graf, Denes Szigmondy, Luigi Alberto Bianchi, Susanna Mildonian, Elzbieta Stefanska, Julian von Karoly, Valentin Gheorghiu. All CDs are available through The Masterplayers International Music Academy Corporation.
Schumacher is founder of the Masterplayers International Music Academy Corporation and the Masterplayers International Music Competition for conductors, instrumentalists, singers, choirs, orchestras and chamber music groups.. With his book „The Charisma of the Baton“ and since 1981 Maestro Schumacher has been explaining his conducting art in mastercourses in Amsterdam, Berlin, Munich, Vienna, Paris, Lugano, Firenze, Valsolda,, Lausanne, Mürzzuschlag,, Graz, Szombathely, Ljubljana, Vilanova y la Geltru, New York and San Francisco. As word spreads of his impressive results, conductors come from all over the world to study with him. Many of his students have won First Prizes in various famous conducting competitions, including the Toscanini Prize (Parma), the Nicolai Malko Prize (Denmark), the Fricsay Prize (Berlin), the Bruno Walter Prize (Lugano Lausanne), the Masterplayers Prize (Berlin and Lugano) and other competitions in San Remo (Italy), Mürzzuschlag (Austria) Olomouc (Czech Republic) and Tokyo
Regarding Schumacher’s unique talents and conducting skills with other orchestras: „The orchestra played with the greatest engagement and concentration and yelded unconditionally to the authority of the conductor. In Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante, the pianissimo of the great orchestra was particularly beautifully polished. Richard Schumacher has a sure hand and conducts Mozart symphonies with exceptional skill. Bowing, phrasing, dynamics and tempi were focussed in a splendid interpretation with wonderful sound and appropriate character. The performance was so exciting that it became a stellar, first rank experience. Richard Schumacher’s style is especially subtle, true to the work, full of limitless charms but without any false sentimentality.“ (Janusz Ekiert, Express Wieczorny, Warsaw, after a concert with the Warsaw National Philharmonic at the Philharmonic Hall in Warsaw)
Richard Schumacher is available worldwide as guest conductor with prestigious orchestras
and following programs
1) Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture – Richard Strauss: Don Juan – Brahms: Symphony 1 or 2
2) Mozart: Magic Flute Overture – Beethoven: Symphony 5 – Tchaikovsky: Symphony 5
3) Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini Overture – De Falla: The Cornered Hat Dancesuite – Cesar Frsnck: Symphony
4) Mozart: Symphony K. 425 „Linz“ – Haydn: Symphony 88 – Beethoven: Symphony 7
5) Beethoven: Coriolan Overture – Beethoven Symphony 4 – Beethoven: Symphony 8
Richard Schumacher is available worldwide for Masterclasses and Lectures
He lead Masterclasses in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish
Translators for participants from China Korea and Japan are available
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