Johannes Kalitzke

Johannes Kalitzke
Musiktheater im Revier in Gelsenkirchen, where Kalitzke was chief conductor
Born	(1959-02-12) 12 February 1959 (age 66) Cologne, Germany
Education	Musikhochschule Köln
Occupations	Pianist Conductor Composer Academic
Organizations	Musiktheater im Revier Forum für Neue Musik musikFabrik Darmstädter Ferienkurse Mozarteum
Awards	Villa Massimo Academy of the Arts, Berlin Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
Website	www.johanneskalitzke.com

Johannes Kalitzke (born 12 February 1959) is a German composer and conductor. After studying in Cologne and at the IRCAM in Paris, he was chief conductor at the Musiktheater im Revier in Gelsenkirchen for several years, then led the ensemble musikFabrik and composed operas on commissions in Germany and Austria. He has been Professor of Conducting (Contemporary Music) at the Salzburg Mozarteum from 2015.