Friederike Scheunchen - Conductor
FRIEDERIKE SCHEUNCHEN - CONDUCTOR
O P E R A - O R C H E S T R A - C O N T E M P O R A R Y
2025/2026/2027
Stuttgarter Philharmoniker, Klangforum Wien, Göttinger Symphonieorchester, Ensemble Musikfabrik, Ensemble Resonanz, Sinfonisches Orchester der Stadt Trier, Junge Deutsche Philharmonie and many more
Theater Freiburg: musical assistant to GMD André de Ridder
Forum Dirigieren, Deutscher Musikrat : Konzertförderung until 2027/28
Friederike Scheunchen is a German conductor working in the fields of opera, orchestra, and contemporary as well as experimental projects. Internationally active, she collaborates with a wide range of orchestras and ensembles, and as a specialist in contemporary music she has conducted more than 250 world premieres.
Currently she is working as conductor and assistant to GMD André de Ridder at Theater Freiburg as well as being invited a guest-conductor.
Göttinger Symphonieorchester, Lexi Thanee
The jury quickly agreed that conductor Friederike Scheunchen is one of the most promising young artists in Germany. With passion and curiosity, the multi-talented border crosser is always on the lookout for new approaches that are transferred to fellow musicians and audiences and thrill them.
Jury Statement Scholarship Reinhold Schneider Prize of the City of Freiburg
“...the Ensemble Musikfabrik premiered the three-part cycle “Ma'alot” by Sarah Nemtsov at WDR under Friederike Scheunchen's precise and confident direction”
Rainer Nonnenmann, Kölner Stadtanzeiger, 30.6.24
“Scheunchen applied the finely graded timbres of Debussy's rich palette with delicacy and created magical moments.”
“... only to build up to loud ovations: for the orchestra, the composers and above all for the energetic guest conductor Friederike Scheunchen, who was also applauded intensely by the GSO musicians.”
Göttinger Symphonieorchester, Michael Schäfer, Göttinger Tagblatt, 24.6.24
“Conductor Friederike Scheunchen confidently leads us through the musically complex evening, making precise tempo transitions and developing a special sound [...] The strings are enchanting, the many unison passages overlap perfectly. [...] The music develops a magnetic effect that is impossible to resist.”
Georg Rudiger, Badische Zeitung, 10.10.24 (p r i s m , Ellen Reid + Roxie Perkins)
“Scheunchen, the conductor with enormous competence for new music, made the lavishly staffed but rarely heard Philharmonic Orchestra shimmer. Scheunchen and the orchestra devoted themselves masterfully to the Danish composer’s work, lending the delicate structures a fragile plasticity”
Christina Adam, Badische Zeitung 17.4.25), Abrahamsen: Let me tell you
