Holly Hyun Choe studies orchestral conducting with Johannes Schlaefli in the MA Specialized Performance. With the start of the new 2022/23 season, she will become Principal Conductor of the North German chamber orchestra ensemble reflektor. As a prelude to the three-year collaboration, the up-and-coming conductor will lead the final concert of the project "Records from an Emerging City" on 2 October 2022 in Lüneburg. Further joint concerts in Lüneburg, Hamburg, Esslingen and Tübingen are already planned for 2023.
With Holly Hyun Choe, the ensemble musicians have now decided to fill the position of principal conductor for the first time, in order to realise concerts, recordings and music education projects in the coming years in close cooperation: "Holly has taken the hearts of the orchestra musicians and our audience by storm with her enthusiasm, energy and seriousness. We are happy to have Holly Hyun Choe, one of the most exciting conductors of her generation, for an intensive artistic collaboration in the coming years.
artistic collaboration in the coming years," says Managing Director Selma Brauns. Holly Hyun Choe also underlines her anticipation of the ensemble, with whom she wants to create "meaningful and unforgettable concert experiences". She is focusing on "new concert formats with a diverse repertoire" and wants to use "innovative ways to strengthen the relationship with our audience and our entire community and to consolidate our role in society."