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Christoph Poppen (born 9. March 1956 in Münster) is a German conductor and violinist. From 1996 to 2000 he was director of the Hochschule für Musik „Hanns Eisler“ Berlin, now he is professor in Munich. He was the principal conductor of the Münchener Kammerorchester and the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern. He is married to the soprano Juliane Banse.

ALBUMS


Schumann* & Bruch* - Niek Baar / Deutsche Radio Philharmonie*, Christoph Poppen
Violin Concertos
2024
Robert Schumann, York Höller, Elena Fischer-Dieskau, Giorgi Gigashvili, Martin Helmchen, Marie-Elisabeth Hecker, Christoph Poppen, Kölner Kammerorchester, Hanni Liang
Edition Klavier-Festival Ruhr: Robert Schumann Und York Höller (Live Recording 2022)
2023, 2xCD + Box, Initiativkreis Ruhr, Avi-Service For Music, ,
Romantic/Contemporary
Mozart*, Konradi* • Romberger*, Mitterrutzner* • Timoshenko*, Cologne Radio Choir*, Cologne Chamber Orchestra*, Christoph Poppen
Complete Masses • 2
2022, CD, Naxos
Mozart*, Ullrich* • Reinhold* • Pollak* • Krimmel*, West German Radio Chorus Cologne*, Cologne Chamber Orchestra*, Christoph Poppen
Complete Masses • 1
2021, CD, Album, Naxos, ,
Classical/Choral
Fabrice Bollon, Michala Petri, Per Salo, Michaela Fukacová*, Johannes Moser, Odense Symphony Orchestra*, Philharmonisches Orchester Freiburg, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie*, Christoph Poppen, Nicholas Milton, Jader Bignamini
Your Voice Out Of The Lamb
2020, CD, Album, Naxos
Johann Sebastian Bach - Isabelle Faust, Christoph Poppen, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart*, Helmuth Rilling
Johann Sebastian Bach Violin Concertos
2019, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Hänssler Classic
Jean-Claude Pennetier, Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio-France*, Christoph Poppen, Mozart*
Concertos Pour Piano No. 21, No. 24
2017, CD, Album, Mirare, ,
Classical
Aribert Reimann, Hans Werner Henze, Wolfgang Rihm - Juliane Banse, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie*, Christoph Poppen
Unanswered Love
2017, CD, Album, WERGO
Michala Petri, Odense Symfoniorkester, Christoph Poppen
German & French Recorder Concertos
2016, SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, OUR Recordings, ,
Contemporary
Tchaikovsky*, Christoph Poppen, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie*
Symphonien Nr.1-6
2015
Tchaikovsky*, Christoph Poppen, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie*
Symphony No. 5 ; Slavonic March
2013, CD, Album, Oehms Classics
Søren Nils Eichberg, Danish National Symphony Orchestra*, Christoph Poppen
Before Heaven, Before Earth: Symphonies 1 & 2
2013, CD, Album, Dacapo (4), ,
Contemporary
Tchaikovsky*, Christoph Poppen, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie*
Symphonies No. 2 & 3
2012, CD, Oehms Classics, ,
Romantic
Jörg Widmann, Christoph Poppen, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie*
Elegie
2011, CD, Album, ECM Records, ECM Records, ECM New Series, ECM Records
Tchaikovsky*, Christoph Poppen, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie*
Symphony No. 6 Pathétique ; Hamlet Overture-Fantasia
2011, CD, Album, Oehms Classics, ,
Romantic
Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern, Christoph Poppen, Evelina Dobracheva*, Rodion Pogossov, Giorgi Kharadze
Russischer Abend
2010, CD, Promo, Perc.pro, ,
Romantic
Schumann*, Clara Schumann, Philippe Graffin, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern, Christoph Poppen, Claire Désert
Violin Concerto (arr. From Cello Concerto) / Violin Sonata No. 2
2010, CD, Album, Onyx (6)
Georges Auric, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern, Christoph Poppen
Les Fâcheux, La Pastorale
2010, CD, Album, SWR Music, Hänssler Classic
Tchaikovsky*, Christoph Poppen, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie*
Symphony No. 1 ; Capriccio Italien
2010, CD, Album, Oehms Classics
Robert Schumann, Florian Uhlig, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie*, Christoph Poppen
Sämtliche Werke Für Klavier Und Orchester
2010, CD, ,
Romantic
Tchaikovsky*, Christoph Poppen, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie*
Symphony No. 4 · Overture 1812
2009, CD, Album, Oehms Classics, ,
Romantic
Frank Martin (3) - Muriel Cantoreggi, Juliane Banse, German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra*, Christoph Poppen
Triptychon
2008, CD, Album, ECM New Series, Saarländischer Rundfunk, ECM New Series, ECM New Series
Messiaen*, Michel Béroff ∙ Jeanne Loriod ∙ Wolfgang Meyer (3) ∙ Christoph Poppen ∙ Manuel Fischer-Dieskau ∙ Yvonne Loriod ∙ London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn
Turangalîla-Symphonie ∙ Quatuor Pour La Fin Du Temps
2008, 2xCD, Album, Comp, EMI Classics, EMI Classics, ,
Modern
Christoph Poppen, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
The Symphonies
2008, 3xCD, Comp, Oehms Classics, ,
Romantic
Giacinto Scelsi - Frances-Marie Uitti, Münchener Kammerorchester, Christoph Poppen
Natura Renovatur
2006, CD, ECM Records, ECM Records, ECM New Series, ECM New Series, ,
Post-Modern/Contemporary
Gloria Coates, Siegerland Orchestra, Rotter*, Munich Chamber Orchestra*, Poppen*, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra*, Henzold*
Symphonies Nos. 1, 7 And 14
2006, CD, Album, Naxos
Bach* / Webern* - Christoph Poppen, Münchener Kammerorchester, The Hilliard Ensemble
Ricercar
2003, CD, ,
Baroque/Modern
Schumann*, Widmann*, Jan Vogler, Münchener Kammerorchester, Christoph Poppen
Cello Concertos
2002, CD, Album, Berlin Classics
Antheil* / Copland* / Honegger* / Ravel* - Michael Rische, Bamberger Symphoniker, Christoph Poppen, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Steven Sloane, Israel Yinon
Piano Concertos Of The '20s
2002, CD, ,
Modern
J.S. Bach* - The Hilliard Ensemble / Christoph Poppen
Morimur
2001, ,
Baroque
Karl Amadeus Hartmann — Münchener Kammerorchester, Christoph Poppen
Funèbre
2000
Johann Sebastian Bach, Isabelle Faust, Muriel Cantoreggi, Christoph Poppen
Reconstructed Violin Concertos BWV 1052R, 1056R, 1064R, 1045
2000
Mozart* - Emmanuel Pahud, Christoph Poppen, Hariolf Schlichtig, Jean-Guihen Queyras
Flute Quartets
1999, CD, EMI Classics, EMI Classics
François* • Jolivet* • Pascal* • Thiriet* - Benoît Fromanger, Münchener Kammerorchester, Christoph Poppen
Flute Concertos = Concertos Pour Flûte = Flötenkonzerte
1999, CD, Tudor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Juliane Banse, Münchener Kammerorchester, Christoph Poppen
„Bella Mia Fiamma‟
1999, CD, Tudor
Johann Sebastian Bach - Christoph Poppen, Isabelle Faust, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart*, Helmuth Rilling
Violin Concertos (BWV 1041-1043)
1999, CD, ,
Baroque
Michael Haydn, Gabriela Bone, Gisela Schubert, Ioannis Ikonomou, Gerhard Späth, Zürcher Sängerknaben, Münchener Kammerorchester, Christoph Poppen
Missa In Hon. S. Gotthardi • 4 Graduals • Anima Nostra
1998, CD, Album, Tudor, ,
Classical/Choral
Joseph Haydn, Isabelle Faust, Münchener Kammerorchester, Christoph Poppen
Violin Concertos
1998
Shostakovich* / Bose* - Marianne Hoppe, Detmolder Kammerorchester, Christoph Poppen
Kammersinfonie Op.110A - In Hora Mortis
1993, CD, Album, EMI Classics, EMI Classics
Markus Stockhausen, Detmolder Kammerorchester, Christoph Poppen, J. F. Fasch* ⋅ B. Krol* ⋅ L. Mozart* ⋅ J.S. Bach*
New Colours Of Piccolo Trumpet
1993
Messiaen* - Yvonne Loriod, Christoph Poppen, Wolfgang Meyer (3), Manuel Fischer-Dieskau
Quatuor Pour La Fin Du Temps / Thème Et Variations
1991, CD, ,
Modern
Louis Spohr, W. A. Mozart*, Christoph Poppen, Ursula Holliger, Aurèle Nicolet, English Chamber Orchestra / Heinz Holliger
Harfenkonzerte
1988
Cherubini Quartett*
The Complete Warner Classics Recordings
2024, 13xCD, Comp + Box, Comp, Warner Classics, ,
Romantic/Classical/Modern
Detmolder Kammerorchester
1954-2004. 50 Jahre Detmolder Kammerorchester. Ausgewählte Aufnahmen
2004, CD, Album, Not On Label (Detmolder Kammerorchester Self-released)

APPEARANCES +


Schumann* & Bruch* - Niek Baar / Deutsche Radio Philharmonie*
Violin Concertos
2024
Stravinsky*, Debussy*, Dukas*, Ravel*, Poulenc*, Schmitt*, Tchaikovsky*, De Falla*, Prokofiev*, Strauss*, Auric*, Rimsky-Korsakov*, Milhaud*, Tommasini*, Sauguet*, SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden Und Freiburg, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern
Les Ballets Russes
2022, 10xCD, Comp + Box, SWR Classic, ,
Modern
Various
Besinnlicher Advent (Festliche Klänge Für Die Adventszeit)
2020, CD, Comp, Schweizerischer Blinden- Und Sehbehindertenverband
Olivier Messiaen
Olivier Messiaen Edition
2017, 25xCD, Comp + Box, Warner Classics, ,
Modern/Contemporary
Various
George Enescu International Competition 2016 Winners Showcase (Featuring First Prize Winners)
2016, DVD, Promo, PAL, DVD, Not On Label
Liza Lim
Orchestral Works
2014, CD, Album, hat[now]ART, ,
Contemporary
Various
Essential 20th Century Classics
2013, 2xCD, Comp, EMI Classics, ,
Modern
Karl Amadeus Hartmann
Symphonies Nos. 1-8
2013, 3xSACD, Multichannel, Dlx, Challenge Classics
Various
La Folie Francaise!
2013, 4xCD, Album, Comp, Virgin Classics, ,
Romantic/Contemporary/Impressionist/Modern/Serial
Various
1000 Classical Masterpieces
2012, 61xCD, Comp + Box, EMI Classics, ,
Renaissance/Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Modern/Medieval
Johannes Moser, Bohuslav Martinů, Paul Hindemith, Arthur Honegger
Martinu, Hindemith, Honegger - Cello-Konzerte
2011, CD, Hänssler Classic, SWR Music, ,
Contemporary
Juliane Banse
Per Amore Opera Arias
2011, CD, Hänssler Classic
Schumann*
Chamber Music
2010, Box, Album + 5xCD, Album, EMI Classics, ,
Romantic
Markus Stockhausen
Symphonic Colours
2009, 2xCD, Album, Aktivraum, ,
Contemporary/Contemporary Jazz
Various
Musica Viva Festival 2008
2009, 5xSACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Comp + CD + Box, Sli, Neos, ,
Contemporary
Various
19th Century Masterpieces - 100 Years of Classical Music
2009, 17xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Comp, EMI Classics, EMI Classics, ,
Classical/Romantic
Olivier Messiaen - Martha Argerich · Serge Baudo · Michel Béroff · Michèle Command · Antal Doráti* · Yvonne Loriod · Emmanuel Pahud · André Previn
The Anniversary Edition
2008, 14x CD, Box Set, ,
Modern
Valentin Silvestrov
Bagatellen Und Serenaden
2007
Thomas Larcher - Rosamunde Quartett
IXXU
2006, CD, Album, ECM Records, ECM Records, ECM New Series, ECM New Series
Emmanuel Pahud
Best Of Emmanuel Pahud ~ From Mozart To Japan
2006, CD, Comp, EMI Classics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Betulia Liberata
2006, 2xDVD-V, NTSC, Deutsche Grammophon
Various
Appassionata Menuett
2006, CD, Comp, Club, Parnass,
Barry Guy
Folio
2005, CD, Album, ECM Records, ECM Records, ECM New Series, ECM New Series, ,
Contemporary/Contemporary Jazz/Free Improvisation
Antheil* • Copland* • Honegger* • Ravel* – Michael Rische
Piano Concertos Of The 1920s
2005
Tigran Mansurian - Kim Kashkashian
Monodia
2004, 2xCD, Album, ECM Records, ECM New Series, ECM New Series, ,
Contemporary
Michel Merlet / Jean-Jacques Kantorow, Philippe Muller, Pascal Devoyon Et Les Membres Du Quatuor Cherubini*
Musique De Chambre
2004, CD, Album, Integral Classic
Mendelssohn*, Cherubini-Quartett
String Quartets Nos. 3 & 4
2004, CD, EMI Classics
J. Haydn*, Isabelle Faust
Violin Concertos
2004
Mendelssohn*, Tortelier*, K-W. Chung*, de La Pau*, Previn*, S.Meyer*, W.Meyer*, Grieg Trio, Quatuor Cherubini*, Hausmusik (2), Melos Ensemble*
Musique De Chambre
2003, 5xCD, Comp, Mono, RE, RM + Box, Comp, EMI Classics, ,
Romantic
Various
Best Of Klassik 2002 - Die Große Klassik-Gala
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Sony Classical, ,
Classical/Contemporary
Sofia Gubaidulina
Sofia Gubaidulina
2002
Friedrich Cerha
Dokumente
2001, 12xCD + Box, ORF, ,
Modern/Contemporary/Twelve-tone
Johann Sebastian Bach, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart*, Ingo Goritzki, Helmuth Rilling
Restored Oboe Concerti
2000, CD, Album, Hänssler Classic
Various
Les Diapason D'Or De Février 2000
2000, CD, Comp, Smplr, Diapason
Karl Amadeus Hartmann
Funèbre
2000
Various
Festival Sampler 1999
1999, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Promo, Smplr, EMI Classics
Various
Gramophone November 1999
1999, CD, Comp, Global Music Network,
Various
Mozart en het klassieke Wenen
1999, 3xCD, Reader's Digest, ,
Classical
Various
Mozart en het klassieke Wenen
1999
Cherubini-Quartett - Schubert*
String Quartet No. 15 D.887
1997, CD, Album, EMI Classics, EMI Classics
Various
Warsaw Autumn '97 / No. 2
1997, Cass, Album, Promo, Polmic
Krzysztof Penderecki, Jean-Pierre Rampal
Penderecki Gala
1995, CD, Album, Sony Classical
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Cherubini-Quartett
Schoeck: Notturno; Matthus: Nachtlieder
1993, CD, Album, EMI Classics,
Schumann*, Cherubini Quartett*, Christian Zacharias
Die Streichquartette · Klavierquintett
1992
Mendelssohn* – Cherubini-Quartett
Streichquartette = String Quartets = Quatuors À Cordes
1992
Franz Schubert, Cherubini-Quartett
Octet In F, D.803(Op.166)
1991, CD, Album, EMI Classics,
Mendelssohn*, Schumann* / Cherubini Quartett*
Mendelssohn String Quartet # 5, Schumann String Quartet #1
1991, CD, Album, EMI Classics
Mendelssohn*, Schumann* - Cherubini-Quartett
Streichquartett = String Quartett = Quatuor À Cordes, Op. 13 (Mendelssohn) · Op. 41,3 (Schumann)
1990, CD, Angel Records Digital, ,
Romantic
Mozart*
Meisterwerke Vol. 2 (Konzert Für Flöte Und Harfe KV 229, Hornkonzerte KV 412 Und KV 447)
1990, CD, Comp, Novalis
Aribert Reimann, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Cherubini-Quartett
Unrevealed • Shine And Dark
1990
Cherubini-Quartett - Schubert*
Streichquartette D.804 "Rosamunde" & D.173
1990
Schubert* - Cherubini-Quartett
Streichquartette = String Quartets = Quatuors À Cordes · D.810 "Der Tod Und Das Mädchen" = "Death And The Maiden" = La Jeune Fille Et La Mort" · D.703 "Quartettsatz"
1990
Haydn*, Cherubini-Quartett
Die Sieben Letzten Worte Unseres Erlösers Am Kreuze
1989, CD, ,
Classical
Norbert Burgmüller, Robert Schumann, Cherubini-Quartett
Streichquartett D-moll Op. 7 / Streichquartett A-dur Op. 41,3
1986, LP, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi
Bayer-Philharmoniker*
Festkonzert Der Bayer-Philharmoniker In Luzern Vom 7. Mai 1986
1986, 2xLP, Bayer (2)
Various
Rastatter Schloßkonzerte
1985, 2xLP, Gat, SWF / SWR,
Penderecki*
A Celebration
DVD-V, RE, NTSC, Image Entertainment
Johann Sebastian Bach
Auslese 2000 (Ein Musikalischer Streifzug)
CD, Comp, Hänssler Edition Bachakademie
Spohr*, Mozart*, Aurèle Nicolet, English Chamber Orchestra, Heinz Holliger
Concertante No. 2 • Concerto For Flute And Harp • Oboe Concertos
2xCD, Comp, Novalis Classics, ,
Classical/Romantic
Ursula Holliger, English Chamber Orchestra, Heinz Holliger, Leopold Hager
Mendelssohn - Spohr
CD, Novalis Classics
Various
Andy Warhol And Music
2019, 2x CD,
Various
Accuphase Special Sound Selection 3 for Superior Equipment
2014, SACD, Hybrid, Comp, Ltd, Smplr + CD, Comp, Ltd, Pr, Accuphase
Various
Rondo-CD #43
2011, CD, Comp, Promo, Rondo (17)
Various
Best Of Klassik 2000 - Die Große Klassik-Gala
2000, 2xCD, Comp, Sony Classical, ,
Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Modern/Contemporary