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Friederike Scheunchen

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Friederike Scheunchen is a German conductor in the field of opera, orchestra, contemporary and experimental projects.

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She works internationally with a wide range of orchestras and ensembles and being also a specialist in contemporary music she has premiered more than 250 pieces.

Currently she is working as conductor and assistant to GMD André de Ridder at Theater Freiburg as well as being invited a guest-conductor.​

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Since 2021 she is supported by the Forum Dirigieren of Deutscher Musikrat, since 2023 being on their prestigious list of 'Konzertförderung'.

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Conducting engagements have taken her to the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg with Ensemble Resonanz + Dirk Rothbrust, to Harvard (Cambridge, USA), to festivals such as the Wittener Tage für Neue Kammermusik and the Taschenopernfestival Salzburg as well as to the Laeiszhalle Hamburg with Matthew Herbert for the live scoring of a Bundesliga soccer match.

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Ensemble Modern, Göttinger Symphonieorchester, Ensemble Musikfabrik, Ensemble Recherche, Ensemble Resonanz, Philharmonisches Orchester Trier, Philharmonisches Orchester Freiburg, Bundesjugendorchester, SWR Vokalensemble, Junge Deutsche Philharmonie, WDR Rundfunkchor (Forum Dirigieren), Ensemble Ascolta, and many more.

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Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Harvard (Cambridge, USA), Taschenopernfestival Salzburg, Wittener Tage für Neue Kammermusik, Laeiszhalle Hamburg, Oper Frankfurt, impuls Festival Graz, Lokhalle Göttingen, Gare du Nord Basel, Podium Festival Esslingen, Frankfurt LAB, Konzerthaus Freiburg, FRAU* MUSICA NOVA FESTIVAL, Museum Tinguely Basel, PANTOPIA FESTIVAL Berlin, and many more.

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Akademie Musiktheater heute, 'Konzertförderung' Forum Dirigieren (Deutscher Musikrat)

2024: Stipend of Reinhold-Schneider Preis by the city of Freiburg

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Founder, co-curator and conductor of Ensemble Scope for intermedial projects.

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University of music Freiburg: leader of the masters studies 'Interpretation Contemporary Music', conductor of Ensemble for contemporary music and teacher for new chamber music​​​

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