Masterful inspiration
Three-day master class in orchestral conducting with Prof. Antony Hermus
Prof. Antony Hermus is currently giving a three-day master class at the Department of Conducting and Opera Répétiteur Studies at the University of Music FRANZ LISZT Weimar. The renowned Dutch conductor and visiting professor at the Amsterdam Conservatory is teaching the master's and bachelor's students in Prof. Gregor Bühl and Prof. Ekhart Wycik's orchestra conducting class.
“We are delighted that Antony Hermus, an internationally experienced conductor and lecturer, is sharing his experience and unique insights with our students,” said the two Weimar professors.
The program includes two challenging works from the orchestral repertoire, Jean Sibelius' Symphony No. 2 in D major and Zoltán Kodály's “Dances of Galánta.” After rehearsing and working on the pieces in regular classes, the master class, for which eight students have been selected as active participants, will initially take place with piano accompaniment at the Weimar University Center am Horn.
On the second and third days of the course, it will then continue at the podium of the Jena Philharmonic Orchestra in the Volkshaus Jena, the orchestra's rehearsal and concert hall. The Philharmonic Orchestra is the university's longest-standing partner in practical conducting training.
Antony Hermus has earned an outstanding reputation through his collaboration with many leading European orchestras. After working in Hagen, where he progressed from répétiteur to general music director, Hermus was general music director at the Anhaltisches Theater in Dessau from 2009 to 2015 and is currently principal conductor of the Belgian National Orchestra.
His guest appearances have taken him to the Concertgebouw Orchestra and the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, the Komische Oper Berlin, the Opéra National de Paris, and the Finnish National Opera in Helsinki, among others.
The master class is part of the “Weimar Conductor Training Program 2.0” project and is part of the special concept of conducting training in Weimar: in addition to cooperation with numerous orchestras and cross-class team teaching, external input through international exchanges and master classes is highly valued.
[4 November 2025]