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Karen Kamensek (born January 2, 1970, in Chicago) is an American orchestral and opera conductor.

Biography

Kamensek's parents immigrated from Kamnica pri Mariboru, Slovenia to the United States, eventually settling in the Louisville, Kentucky area. She is an alumnus of New Albany High School.

Having undergone musical education from an early age, she won the Louisville Orchestra Young Artists Competition before attending Indiana University for undergraduate and graduate studies. Kamensek received degrees in orchestral conducting and piano performance from Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music.^[1]

Kamensek has served as the first Kapellmeister of the Volksoper Wien from 2000 to 2002. She was General Music Director (Generalmusikdirektorin, abbreviated as GMD) of the Theater Freiburg from 2003 to 2006, the first female conductor in Freiburg history. She has served as Interim Music Director at the Slovenian National Theatre in Maribor from 2007 to 2008, and Associate Music Director at the Staatsoper Hamburg from 2008 to 2011.^[2] In 2011, she was named GMD and principal conductor of the Staatsoper Hannover, the first female conductor to hold the Hannover posts. She relinquished the GMD title in 2015,^{[citation needed]} and remained as principal conductor through 2016.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Kamensek made her English National Opera (ENO) conducting debut in March 2016 with Philip Glass's Akhnaten.^[7]^[8]^[9] Kamensek has frequently collaborated with Glass^[10] and conducted the 2005 Orange Mountain Music recording of the composer's Les Enfants Terribles.^[11] In 2017, Kamensek gave her debut concert at The Proms, with Britten Sinfonia, conducting the first full live performance of Philip Glass's and Ravi Shankar's Passages, with Shankar's daughter Anoushka Shankar as soloist.^[12] She returned to ENO for their 2018 revival of Glass' Satyagraha.^[13]

In November 2019, Kamensek made her Metropolitan Opera conducting debut with Akhnaten.^[14] On 23 November 2019, Kamensek conducted the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD performance and cinema transmission of Akhnaten,^[1] the second female conductor ever to be featured in the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD series. The recording of Akhnaten subsequently won a 2022 Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording.

References

^ ^a ^b Office of Entrepreneurship and Career Development (March 25, 2020). "Karen Kamensek: March Entrepreneur of the Month". Indiana University Bloomington, JSoM: Entrepreneurship & Career Development - Resources to Take Charge of Your Future. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
^ Neumann, Carolin (2 February 2011). "Karen Kamensek, Dirigentin: "Eine Frauenquote in der Musik? Unmöglich!"". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 16 December 2015. (in German)
^ Peters, Von Helmut (January 5, 2009). "Die Frau an ihrer Seite" (in German). Die Welt. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
^ "Karrieresprung: Karen Kamensek geht nach Hannover" (in German). Hamburger Abendblatt. March 2, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
^ Arndt, Stefan (March 19, 2014). "Kamensek verlässt Hannover" [Kamensek leaves Hanover]. Hannoversche Allgemeine (in German). Archived from the original on March 22, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
^ Brown, Emily Freeman (2015). "Kamensek, Karen". A Dictionary for the Modern Conductor, p. 175. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0810884011
^ Alexandra Coghlan (March 5, 2016). "Akhnaten, English National Opera". The Arts Desk. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
^ Andrew Clements (March 6, 2016). "Akhnaten review – a gloriously coloured eye-catching affair". The Guardian. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
^ George Hall (March 2016). "Akhnaten, London, English National Opera, 3/4/16". Opera News. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
^ Anna Kisselgoff (November 22, 1996). "A Fusion Inspired By Cocteau". The New York Times. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
^ Løkkegaard, Anne Marie (13 February 2007). "En kvinde med taktstokken". Berlingske. Retrieved 16 December 2015. (in Danish)
^ Frances Wilson (August 16, 2017). "Prom 41: East meets West in Glass/Shankar Passages". Bachtrack. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
^ Erica Jeal (February 7, 2018). "Satyagraha review – a masterclass in suggestion and imagination". The Guardian. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
^ Anthony Tommasini (November 10, 2019). "Review: 'Akhnaten' Puts You on Philip Glass Time". The New York Times. Retrieved July 7, 2020.

External links

Official website

Cultural offices
Preceded by Kwamé Ryan	General Music Director, Theater Freiburg 2003–2006	Succeeded by Patrik Ringborg
Preceded by Wolfgang Bozic	General Music Director, Staatsoper Hannover 2011–2016	Succeeded by Ivan Repušić

[IUB-1] Office of Entrepreneurship and Career Development (March 25, 2020). "Karen Kamensek: March Entrepreneur of the Month". Indiana University Bloomington, JSoM: Entrepreneurship & Career Development - Resources to Take Charge of Your Future. Retrieved July 7, 2020.

[2] Neumann, Carolin (2 February 2011). "Karen Kamensek, Dirigentin: "Eine Frauenquote in der Musik? Unmöglich!"". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 16 December 2015. (in German)

[3] Peters, Von Helmut (January 5, 2009). "Die Frau an ihrer Seite" (in German). Die Welt. Retrieved December 12, 2015.

[4] "Karrieresprung: Karen Kamensek geht nach Hannover" (in German). Hamburger Abendblatt. March 2, 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2015.

[5] Arndt, Stefan (March 19, 2014). "Kamensek verlässt Hannover" [Kamensek leaves Hanover]. Hannoversche Allgemeine (in German). Archived from the original on March 22, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2024.

[6] Brown, Emily Freeman (2015). "Kamensek, Karen". A Dictionary for the Modern Conductor, p. 175. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0810884011

[7] Alexandra Coghlan (March 5, 2016). "Akhnaten, English National Opera". The Arts Desk. Retrieved July 7, 2020.

[8] Andrew Clements (March 6, 2016). "Akhnaten review – a gloriously coloured eye-catching affair". The Guardian. Retrieved July 7, 2020.

[9] George Hall (March 2016). "Akhnaten, London, English National Opera, 3/4/16". Opera News. Retrieved July 7, 2020.

[10] Anna Kisselgoff (November 22, 1996). "A Fusion Inspired By Cocteau". The New York Times. Retrieved December 12, 2015.

[Berlingske-11] Løkkegaard, Anne Marie (13 February 2007). "En kvinde med taktstokken". Berlingske. Retrieved 16 December 2015. (in Danish)

[12] Frances Wilson (August 16, 2017). "Prom 41: East meets West in Glass/Shankar Passages". Bachtrack. Retrieved July 7, 2020.

[13] Erica Jeal (February 7, 2018). "Satyagraha review – a masterclass in suggestion and imagination". The Guardian. Retrieved July 7, 2020.

[14] Anthony Tommasini (November 10, 2019). "Review: 'Akhnaten' Puts You on Philip Glass Time". The New York Times. Retrieved July 7, 2020.

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+'''Karen Kamensek''' (born January 2, 1970, in Chicago) is an American orchestral and opera conductor.
-==Life and career==
+==Biography==
-Kamensek received degrees in orchestral conducting and piano performance from Indiana University's [[Jacobs School of Music]]. She served as the 1st Kapellmeister of the [[Volksoper Wien]] from 2000 to 2002, Music Director of the [[Theater Freiburg]] from 2003 to 2006, Interim Music Director at the Slovenian National Theatre in Maribor from 2007 to 2008, and Associate Music Director at [[Staatsoper Hamburg]] from 2008 to 2011.<ref>Neumann, Carolin (2 February 2011). [http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/karen-kamensek-dirigentin-eine-frauenquote-in-der-musik-unmoeglich-a-742728.html "Karen Kamensek, Dirigentin: "Eine Frauenquote in der Musik? Unmöglich!""]. ''[[Der Spiegel]]''. Retrieved 16 December 2015. {{icon de}}</ref> In 2011, she was named Music Director and Principal Conductor of the [[Staatsoper Hannover]]. It was announced in 2014 that she would give up the post of Music Director after the 2015 season to concentrate on her international commitments while retaining her position as Principal Conductor.<ref>Arndt,  Stefan (19 March 2014). [http://www.haz.de/Nachrichten/Kultur/Uebersicht/Generalmusikdirektor-Karen-Kamensek-verlaesst-Hannover "Kamensek verlässt Hannover"]. ''[[Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung]]''. Retrieved 16 December 2015. {{icon de}}</ref> Kamensek has also guest conducted for several symphony orchestras and opera companies. These include the [[Royal Danish Theatre]] in Copenhagen (''[[Pelléas et Mélisande (opera)|Pelléas et Mélisande]]'' 2007),<ref name = "Berlingske" >Løkkegaard,  Anne Marie (13 February 2007). [http://www.b.dk/kultur/en-kvinde-med-taktstokken "En kvinde med taktstokken"]. ''[[Berlingske]]''. Retrieved 16 December 2015. {{da}}</ref> [[San Francisco Opera]] (''[[Susannah]]'' 2014),<ref>Kosman, Joshua (7 September 2014). [http://www.sfchronicle.com/performance/article/Opera-review-Susannah-a-marvel-too-often-5740434.php "'Susannah' a marvel too often overlooked"]. ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]''. Retrieved 16 December 2015.</ref>  and the [[Dortmund Philharmonic]] (2015).<ref>Gaß, Julia (13 May 2015). [http://www.ruhrnachrichten.de/leben-und-erleben/kultur-region/Vorletztes-Saisonkonzert-Spannendes-Programm-Karen-Kamensek-dirigierte-Dortmunder-Philharmoniker;art1541,2708765 "Spannendes Programm: Karen Kamensek dirigierte Dortmunder Philharmoniker"]. ''[[Ruhr Nachrichten]]''.  Retrieved 16 December 2015. {{icon de}}</ref>
+Kamensek's parents immigrated from [[Kamnica, Maribor|Kamnica pri Mariboru]], [[Slovenia]] to the [[United States]], eventually settling in the [[Louisville,_Kentucky| Louisville, Kentucky]] area.  She is an alumnus of [[New_Albany_High_School_(Indiana)| New Albany High School]].
+Having undergone musical education from an early age, she won the [[Louisville_Orchestra|Louisville Orchestra]] Young Artists Competition before attending [[Indiana_University| Indiana University]] for undergraduate and graduate studies. Kamensek received degrees in orchestral conducting and piano performance from Indiana University's [[Jacobs School of Music]].<ref name="IUB">{{cite web | url=https://blogs.iu.edu/jsomoecd/2020/03/25/karen-kamensek-march-entrepreneur-of-the-month/ | title=Karen Kamensek: March Entrepreneur of the Month | work=Indiana University Bloomington, JSoM: Entrepreneurship & Career Development - Resources to Take Charge of Your Future | author=Office of Entrepreneurship and Career Development | date=2020-03-25 | accessdate=2020-07-07}}</ref>
-Kamensek made her [[English National Opera]] debut in March 2016 conducting [[Philip Glass]]'s  ''[[Akhnaten (opera)|Akhnaten]]''<ref>[[English National Opera]]. [https://www.eno.org/whats-on/15-16/akhnaten?gclid=CLCi5a3B4MkCFeTnwgodhtoJgQ ''Akhnaten'']. Retrieved 16 December 2015.</ref> to much critical acclaim. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theartsdesk.com/opera/akhnaten-english-national-opera|title=Akhnaten, English National Opera {{!}} Opera reviews, news & interviews {{!}} The Arts Desk|last=alexandra.coghlan|website=www.theartsdesk.com|access-date=2016-04-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.operanews.com/Opera_News_Magazine/2016/3/Reviews/LONDON__Akhnaten.html|title=Akhnaten|website=www.operanews.com|access-date=2016-04-07}}</ref>She has frequently collaborated with Glass and conducted the recording of the composer's ''Les Enfants Terribles'', which was released on the Orange Mountain Music label in 2005.<ref name = "Berlingske" /><ref>{{cite news|last1=Kisselgoff|first1=Anna|title=A Fusion Inspired by Cocteau|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1996/11/22/arts/a-fusion-inspired-by-cocteau.html|accessdate=12 December 2015|publisher=New York Times|date=22 November 1996}}</ref>
+Kamensek has served as the first {{lang|de|Kapellmeister}} of the [[Volksoper Wien]] from 2000 to 2002.  She was General Music Director ({{lang|de|Generalmusikdirektorin}}, abbreviated as GMD) of the [[Theater Freiburg]] from 2003 to 2006, the first female conductor in Freiburg history.  She has served as Interim Music Director at the [[Maribor Slovene National Theatre|Slovenian National Theatre in Maribor]] from 2007 to 2008, and Associate Music Director at the [[Staatsoper Hamburg]] from 2008 to 2011.<ref>Neumann, Carolin (2 February 2011). [http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/karen-kamensek-dirigentin-eine-frauenquote-in-der-musik-unmoeglich-a-742728.html "Karen Kamensek, Dirigentin: "Eine Frauenquote in der Musik? Unmöglich!""]. ''[[Der Spiegel]]''. Retrieved 16 December 2015. {{in lang|de}}</ref>  In 2011, she was named GMD and principal conductor of the [[Staatsoper Hannover]], the first female conductor to hold the Hannover posts.  She relinquished the GMD title in 2015,{{cn |date=April 2024}} and remained as principal conductor through 2016.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Peters|first1=Von Helmut|title=Die Frau an ihrer Seite|url=https://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/article2975684/Die-Frau-an-ihrer-Seite.html|access-date=12 December 2015|publisher=Die Welt|date=5 January 2009|language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Karrieresprung: Karen Kamensek geht nach Hannover|url=http://www.abendblatt.de/hamburg/article107655242/Karrieresprung-Karen-Kamensek-geht-nach-Hannover.html#modal|access-date=12 December 2015|publisher=Hamburger Abendblatt|date=2 March 2010|language=de}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Kamensek verlässt Hannover |trans-title=Kamensek leaves Hanover |first=Stefan |last=Arndt |date=19 March 2014 |work=[[Hannoversche Allgemeine]] |language=de |url=http://www.haz.de/Nachrichten/Kultur/Uebersicht/Generalmusikdirektor-Karen-Kamensek-verlaesst-Hannover |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322120446/http://www.haz.de/Nachrichten/Kultur/Uebersicht/Generalmusikdirektor-Karen-Kamensek-verlaesst-Hannover |archive-date=2014-03-22 |access-date=2024-04-13 }}</ref><ref>Brown, Emily Freeman (2015). [https://books.google.com/books?id=k9SOCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA175 "Kamensek, Karen"]. ''A Dictionary for the Modern Conductor'', p. 175. Scarecrow Press. {{ISBN|0810884011}}</ref>
+Kamensek made her [[English National Opera]] (ENO) conducting debut in March 2016 with [[Philip Glass]]'s  ''[[Akhnaten (opera)|Akhnaten]]''.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theartsdesk.com/opera/akhnaten-english-national-opera | title=Akhnaten, English National Opera | work=The Arts Desk | author=Alexandra Coghlan | date=2016-03-05 | accessdate=2020-07-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/mar/06/akhnaten-review-eno-coliseum-philip-glass-improbable | title=Akhnaten review – a gloriously coloured eye-catching affair | work=The Guardian | author=Andrew Clements | date=2016-03-06 | accessdate=2020-07-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.operanews.com/Opera_News_Magazine/2016/3/Reviews/LONDON__Akhnaten.html | title=Akhnaten, London, English National Opera, 3/4/16 | work=Opera News | author=George Hall | date=March 2016 | accessdate=2020-07-07}}</ref>  Kamensek has frequently collaborated with Glass<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/11/22/arts/a-fusion-inspired-by-cocteau.html | title=A Fusion Inspired By Cocteau | work=The New York Times | author=Anna Kisselgoff | date=1996-11-22 | accessdate=2015-12-12}}</ref> and conducted the 2005 Orange Mountain Music recording of the composer's ''[[Les Enfants Terribles (opera)|Les Enfants Terribles]]''.<ref name = "Berlingske" >Løkkegaard,  Anne Marie (13 February 2007). [http://www.b.dk/kultur/en-kvinde-med-taktstokken "En kvinde med taktstokken"]. ''[[Berlingske]]''. Retrieved 16 December 2015. {{in lang|da}}</ref>  In 2017, Kamensek gave her debut concert at [[The Proms]], with [[Britten Sinfonia]], conducting the first full live performance of Philip Glass's and [[Ravi Shankar]]'s ''[[Passages (Ravi Shankar and Philip Glass album)|Passages]]'', with Shankar's daughter [[Anoushka Shankar]] as soloist.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bachtrack.com/review-prom-41-glass-shankar-passages-august-2017 | title=Prom 41: East meets West in Glass/Shankar Passages | work=Bachtrack | author=Frances Wilson | date=2017-08-16 | accessdate=2020-07-07}}</ref>  She returned to ENO for their 2018 revival of Glass' ''Satyagraha''.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/feb/07/satyagraha-review-a-masterclass-in-suggestion-and-imagination | title=Satyagraha review – a masterclass in suggestion and imagination | work=The Guardian | author=Erica Jeal | date=2018-02-07 | accessdate=2020-07-07}}</ref>
+In November 2019, Kamensek made her [[Metropolitan Opera]] conducting debut with ''Akhnaten''.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/10/arts/music/review-akhnaten-philip-glass-metropolitan-opera.html | title=Review: 'Akhnaten' Puts You on Philip Glass Time | work=The New York Times | author=Anthony Tommasini | date=2019-11-10 | accessdate=2020-07-07}}</ref>  On 23 November 2019, Kamensek conducted the [[Metropolitan Opera Live in HD]] performance and cinema transmission of ''Akhnaten'',<ref name="IUB"/> the second female conductor ever to be featured in the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD series. The recording of ''Akhnaten'' subsequently won a 2022 [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording|Best Opera Recording]].
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 *{{Official website|http://www.karenkamensek.com}}
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